Historical Events in 161 AD Mar 7 Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, an unprecedented political arrangement in the Roman Empire Famous People Born in 161 AD Commodus(161 - 192) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Antoninus Pius(86 - 161) More Famous Deaths 155 AD History by Year 176 AD