AD 103
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Template:Year nav Template:M1 year in topic 103 (CIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Traianus and Maximus (or, less frequently, year 856 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 103 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
[edit | edit source]By place
[edit | edit source]Roman Empire
[edit | edit source]- Emperor Trajan and Manius Laberius Maximus become Roman consuls.
- Pliny the Younger becomes a member of the college of Augurs (103–104).
- Legio X Gemina moves to Vienna, where it remains until the 5th century.
By topic
[edit | edit source]Religion
[edit | edit source]- In Palmyra, Syria, a Temple of the Sun is erected to the god Baal.
Births
[edit | edit source]Deaths
[edit | edit source]- Kanishka I, ruler of the Kushan Empire (approximate date)
- Sextus Julius Frontinus, Roman author (b. c. AD 40)[1]
- Martial, poet and satirist[2]
- Silius Italicus, Roman politician and author (b. c. AD 28)
- Yin, Chinese empress of the Han Dynasty (b. AD 80)
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Kvint, Vladimir (2015). Strategy for the Global Market: Theory and Practical Applications. Routledge. p. 8. ISBN 9781317485575.
- ↑ Huxley, Herbert Henry. "Martial". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved February 22, 2024.