158
Year 158 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tertullus and Sacerdos. The denomination 158 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
- The earliest dated use of Sol Invictus, in a dedication from Rome.
- A revolt against Roman rule in Dacia is crushed.
China
- Change of era name from Yongshou to Yangxi of the Chinese Han dynasty.