147 CE King Vologases IV, son of Mithridates V of Parthia, unites the Parthian Empire under his rule. Marcus Aurelius receives imperial powers, from Emperor Antoninus Pius. King Vologases III dies after a 42-year reign, in which he has contended successfully with his rivals.
In the 140s , the 2nd century .
Marcus Aurelius receives imperial powers, from Emperor Antoninus Pius.source King Vologases IV, son of Mithridates V of Parthia, unites the Parthian Empire under his rule.source First year of Jianhe of the Chinese Han Dynasty.source Festivals to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the founding of Rome begin.source Births Lokaksema, Kushan Buddhist monk and traveler (died 189)source Jia Xu (or Wenhe), Chinese official and adviser (died 223)source Annia Galeria Aurelia Faustina, daughter of Marcus Aurelius (approximate date)source Deaths Xu Shen, Chinese politician and writer (born AD 58)source Li Gu, Chinese scholar and official (born AD 93)source King Vologases III dies after a 42-year reign, in which he has contended successfully with his rivals.source Vologases III, king of the Parthian Empiresource Nearby 140–149 11 of 11 sourced entries shown. Every line above is quoted from the revision linked beside it, which is AD 147 on English Wikipedia, revision 1371187657, retrieved 2026-09-06. Nothing on this page is written by us and nothing is generated: the sentences are the source’s own, so a claim you doubt can be checked against the exact revision it came from. Text is reused under CC BY-SA 4.0 .