AD 141
# AD 141

Year 141 (CXLI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Stloga (or, less frequently, year 894 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 141 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

### By place

**Roman Empire**

* The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina is constructed in Rome; the temple is dedicated to Empress Faustina the Elder.

**Asia**

* Last (6th) year of Yonghe era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
* The 141 Lycia earthquake affects most of the Roman provinces of Lycia and Caria and the islands of Rhodes, Kos, Simi and Serifos. It triggers a severe tsunami, which causes major inundation.

### By topic

**Religion**

* Change of Patriarch of Constantinople from Felix of Byzantium to Polycarpus II of Byzantium.

**Arts and Science**

* 6th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.

## Births

* Cheng Yu, Chinese politician and court advisor (d. 220)
* Ummidia Cornificia Faustina, Roman noblewoman (d. 182)

## Deaths

* Faustina the Elder, Roman empress (b. c. AD 100)
* Philo of Byblos, Phoenician historical writer (b. AD 64)
