56
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| Centuries: | 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century |
| Decades: | 20s 30s 40s - 50s - 60s 70s 80s |
| Years: | 53 54 55 - 56 - 57 58 59 |
This article is about the year 56. For other uses, see 56 (number).
| 56 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 56 LVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 809 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1788 – -1787 |
| Berber calendar | 1006 |
| Buddhist calendar | 600 |
| Burmese calendar | -582 |
| Chinese calendar | 2692/2752-11-25 (乙卯年十一月廿五日) — to —
2693/2753-12-6(丙辰年十二月初六日) |
| Coptic calendar | -228 – -227 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 48 – 49 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3816 – 3817 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 111 – 112 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3157 – 3158 |
| Holocene calendar | 10056 |
| Iranian calendar | 566 BP – 565 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 583 BH – 582 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2389 |
| Thai solar calendar | 599 |
Year 56 was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Roman Empire
- War between Rome and Parthia breaks out due to the invasion of Armenia by Vologases, who had replaced the Roman supported ruler with his brother Tiridates of Parthia.
- Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus becomes a consul in Rome.
[edit] Asia
- The Jianwu era of the Eastern Han Dynasty changes to the Jianwuzhongyuan era.
[edit] Births
- Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Roman historian (approximate date)
