163
Year 163 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Laelianus and Pastor. The denomination 163 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Marcus Statius Priscus re-conquers Armenia; the capital city of Artaxata is ruined.
Births
- Cui Yan, Chinese official and politician
- Sun Shao, Chinese chancellor
- Tiberius Claudius Severus Proculus, Roman politician
- Xun Yu, Chinese politician and adviser
Deaths
- Kong Zhou, father of Kong Rong
- Marcus Annius Libo, Roman politician