140 CE

Ptolemy completes his Almagest (approximate date). Marcion arrives in Rome, bringing Evangelikon and Apostolikon to the Christian community. The export of olive oil from Hispania Baetica to Rome peaks.

In the 140s, the 2nd century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Emperor Antoninus Augustus Pius and Marcus Aurelius Caesar become Roman Consuls.source

Conflict & Security

  • Antoninus Pius recognizes the king of the Quadi, who becomes an ally of Rome.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • The export of olive oil from Hispania Baetica to Rome peaks.source

Religion & Belief

  • Pope Pius I succeeds Pope Hyginus as the tenth pope of Rome according to tradition.source
  • Marcion arrives in Rome, bringing Evangelikon and Apostolikon to the Christian community.source

Culture & Society

  • Ptolemy completes his Almagest (approximate date).source

Births

  • Zhang Jiao, leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion (died 184)source
  • Ballomar, leader of the Marcomanni (approximate date)source

Deaths

  • Mithridates V, king of the Parthian Empiresource
  • Faustina the Elder, Roman empress (born 100 AD)source
  • King Mithridates V dies; Vologases IV claims the throne and extends his rule throughout the Parthian Empire.source
  • Gaius Bruttius Praesens Lucius Fulvius Rusticus, Roman politician (born AD 68)source
  • Menelaus of Alexandria, Greek mathematician (born AD 70)source