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Year '''140''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CXL]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Hadrianus and Caesar''' (or, less frequently, '''year 893 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 140 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 ====
* Emperor [[Antoninus Pius|Antoninus Augustus Pius]] and [[Marcus Aurelius|Marcus Aurelius Caesar]] become [[Roman Consul]]s.
* Antoninus Pius recognizes the king of the [[Quadi]], who becomes an ally of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]].
* The export of [[olive oil]] from [[Hispania Baetica]] to Rome peaks.

==== Parthian Empire ====
* King [[Mithridates V of Parthia|Mithridates V]] dies;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hopkins |first=Edward |date=28 March 1998 |title=Chronological Listing of Parthian Rulers |url=https://www.parthia.com/parthia_chrono.htm |access-date=20 November 2023 |website=Parthia}}</ref> [[Vologases IV of Parthia|Vologases IV]] claims the throne and extends his rule throughout the [[Parthian Empire]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hopkins |first=Edward |date=March 28, 1998 |title=Vologases III |url=https://www.parthia.com/vologases3.htm |access-date=20 November 2023 |website=Parthia}}</ref>

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Pope Pius I]] succeeds [[Pope Hyginus]] as the tenth pope of Rome according to tradition.
* [[Marcion]] arrives in Rome, bringing [[Development of the New Testament canon#Marcion of Sinope|Evangelikon and Apostolikon]] to the [[Christians|Christian]] community.

==== Art and science ====
* [[Ptolemy]] completes his [[Almagest]] (approximate date).
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== Births ==
* [[Ballomar]], leader of the [[Marcomanni]] (approximate date)
* [[Zhang Jue|Zhang Jiao]], leader of the [[Yellow Turban Rebellion]] (d. [[184]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Faustina the Elder]], Roman empress (b. [[100 AD]])
* [[Gaius Bruttius Praesens Lucius Fulvius Rusticus]], Roman politician (b. [[AD 68]])
* [[Menelaus of Alexandria]], Greek mathematician (b. [[AD 70]])
* [[Mithridates V of Parthia|Mithridates V]], king of the [[Parthia|Parthian Empire]]

== References ==
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