Editing AD 147

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Year '''147''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CXLVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Messalinus and Largus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 900 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]''''').<ref>Jarvis, Samuel Farmar. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ifNiAAAAcAAJ&dq=Consulship%20of%20Messalinus&pg=PA286 A Chronological Introduction to the History of the Church: Being a New Inquiry Into the True Dates of the Birth and Death of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; and Containing an Original Harmony of the Four Gospels, Now First Arranged in the Order of Time]''. W.J. Cleaver, 1844. 286.</ref> The denomination 147 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 ==
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=== By place ===
==== Roman Empire ====
* [[Marcus Aurelius]] receives imperial powers, from Emperor [[Antoninus Pius]].
* Festivals to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the founding of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] begin.<ref name=rachet>{{citation |last=Rachet |first=Marguerite |contribution-url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/rea_0035-2004_1980_num_82_3_4084 |contribution=''Decennalia'' et ''Vincennalia'' sous la Dynastie des Antonins |language=fr |trans-contribution=''Decennalia'' and ''Vicennalia'' under the Antonine Dynasty |title=Revue des Études Anciennes |trans-title=Review of Ancient Studies |date=1980 |volume=82 |issue=3–4 |pages=200–242 |publisher=University Press of Bordeaux |location=Bordeaux }}.<!--p. 214--></ref>

==== Parthian Empire ====
* King [[Vologases III of Parthia|Vologases III]] dies after a 42-year reign, in which he has contended successfully with his rivals. 
* King [[Vologases IV of Parthia|Vologases IV]], son of [[Mithridates V of Parthia]],  unites the [[Parthian Empire]] under his rule.

==== Asia ====
* First year of ''Jianhe'' of the Chinese [[Han dynasty|Han Dynasty]].
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== Births ==
* [[Annia Galeria Aurelia Faustina]], daughter of [[Marcus Aurelius]] (approximate date)
* [[Jia Xu]] (or '''Wenhe'''), Chinese official and adviser (d. [[223]])
* [[Lokaksema (Buddhist monk)|Lokaksema]], Kushan [[Bhikkhu|Buddhist monk]] and traveler (d. [[189]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Li Gu (Han dynasty)|Li Gu]], Chinese scholar and official (b. [[AD 93]])
* [[Vologases III of Parthia|Vologases III]], king of the [[Parthian Empire]]
* [[Xu Shen]], Chinese politician and writer (b. [[AD 58]])

== References ==
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