AD 56 (LVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in the Roman Empire as the Year of the Consulship of Saturninus and Scipio (or, less frequently, year 809 Ab urbe condita).[1] The denomination AD 56 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.[2]
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | |
| Decades: | |
| Years: |
| Gregorian calendar | AD 56 LVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 809 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4806 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −537 |
| Berber calendar | 1006 |
| Buddhist calendar | 600 |
| Burmese calendar | −582 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5564–5565 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙卯年 (Wood Rabbit) 2753 or 2546 — to — 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 2754 or 2547 |
| Coptic calendar | −228 – −227 |
| Discordian calendar | 1222 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 48–49 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3816–3817 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 112–113 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3156–3157 |
| Holocene calendar | 10056 |
| Iranian calendar | 566 BP – 565 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 583 BH – 582 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | AD 56 LVI |
| Korean calendar | 2389 |
| Minguo calendar | 1856 before ROC 民前1856年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1412 |
| Seleucid era | 367/368 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 598–599 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木兔年 (female Wood-Rabbit) 182 or −199 or −971 — to — 阳火龙年 (male Fire-Dragon) 183 or −198 or −970 |
Events
editBy place
editRoman Empire
edit- War between Rome and Parthia breaks out due to the invasion of Armenia by King Vologases I, who has replaced the Roman-supported ruler with his brother Tiridates I of Armenia. (approximate date)[3]
- Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus becomes a consul in Rome.[4]
Asian Calendar
edit- The Jianwu era of the Eastern Han dynasty changes to the Jianwuzhongyuan era.[5]
Religion
edit- The apostle Paul writes his second Epistle to the Corinthians, probably from Philippi.
- The apostle Paul writes his Epistle to the Romans, from Corinth.
Births
edit- Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Roman historian.[6]
Deaths
edit- Lucius Volusius Saturninus, Roman politician and governor[7]
References
edit- ^ Platina (1471). The Lives of the Popes: From the Time of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, to the Reign of Sixtus IV. C. Wilkinson. p. 7.
- ^ Fabry, Merrill (August 31, 2016). "Now You Know: When Did People Start Saying That the Year Was 'A.D.'?". Time. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ Cartwright, Mark (March 6, 2018). "The Roman-Parthian War 58-63 CE". World History Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ Fontán, Antonio (2002). Humanismo y pervivencia del mundo clásico. Ediciones del Laberinto. p. 1284. ISBN 9788484831563.
- ^ Hing, Ming Hung (2020). The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty. Algora Publishing. ISBN 9781628944181.
- ^ MacDonald, Alexander Hugh. "Tacitus". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Pliny the Elder, Natural History VII.62