56
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Ancient Olympiads' not found. 56 (LVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 56th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 56th year of the 1st millennium, the 56th year of the 1st century, and the 7th year of the 50s decade. As of the start of 56, the Gregorian calendar was 2 days behind the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 20s 30s 40s – 50s – 60s 70s 80s |
| Years: | 53 54 55 – 56 – 57 58 59 |
Events
- War between Rome and Parthia starts because of the invasion of Armenia by Vologases I. He replaced the Roman supported ruler with his brother Tiridates of Parthia.
- Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus becomes a consul in Rome.
- The Jianwu era of the Eastern Han Dynasty changes to the Jianwuzhongyuan era.
Births
- Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Roman historian (d. 117 AD)