56

This page is about the year 56. For the actual number, see fifty-six.

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

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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.

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)