Year 160 (CLX) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Atilius and Vibius (or, less frequently, year 913 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 160 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 Antonine Wall is retaken by Roman legions. By topic Art and Science In Rome, the manufacturing of soap containing grease, lime and ashes begins. Appian writes Ρωμαικα, known in English as the Roman History, in which he includes the history of each nation conquered up until the moment of its conquest. Religion The first Buddhist monks arrive in China. </onlyinclude> Births Annia Cornificia Faustina Minor, daughter of Marcus Aurelius (d. 212) Felician of Foligno, Roman bishop and martyr (d. 250) Julia Domna, Roman empress consort (d. 217) Marius Maximus, Roman biographer (d. 230) Quintus Tineius Sacerdos, Roman politician Sextus Empiricus, Greek philosopher (d. 210) Deaths Marcion of Sinope, founder of Marcionism (approximate date) Suetonius, Roman historian and writer (approximate date) References als:160er#160