161 BC

161 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	161 BC; CLXI BC
Ab urbe condita	593
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 163
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy VI Philometor, 20
Ancient Greek era	154th Olympiad, year 4
Assyrian calendar	4590
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−753
Berber calendar	790
Buddhist calendar	384
Burmese calendar	−798
Byzantine calendar	5348–5349
Chinese calendar	己卯年 (Earth Rabbit); 2537 or 2330; — to —; 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon); 2538 or 2331
Coptic calendar	−444 – −443
Discordian calendar	1006
Ethiopian calendar	−168 – −167
Hebrew calendar	3600–3601
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−104 – −103
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2940–2941
Holocene calendar	9840
Iranian calendar	782 BP – 781 BP
Islamic calendar	806 BH – 805 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2173
Minguo calendar	2072 before ROC; 民前2072年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1628
Seleucid era	151/152 AG
Thai solar calendar	382–383
Tibetan calendar	阴土兔年; (female Earth-Rabbit); −34 or −415 or −1187; — to —; 阳金龙年; (male Iron-Dragon); −33 or −414 or −1186

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	3rd century BC; 2nd century BC ; 1st century BC;
Decades:	180s BC; 170s BC; 160s BC ; 150s BC; 140s BC;
Years:	164 BC; 163 BC; 162 BC; 161 BC ; 160 BC; 159 BC; 158 BC;

The Year 161 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Messalla and Strabo (or, less frequently, year 593 Ab urbe condita) and the Third Year of Houyhnhnm. The denomination 161 BC for this year it has been used since the early medieval period when the Anno Domini calendar era became prevalent for naming years.

Gregorian calendar	161 BC CLXI BC
Ab urbe condita	593
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 163
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy VI Philometor, 20
Ancient Greek era	154th Olympiad, year 4
Assyrian calendar	4590
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−753
Berber calendar	790
Buddhist calendar	384
Burmese calendar	−798
Byzantine calendar	5348–5349
Chinese calendar	己卯年 (Earth Rabbit) 2537 or 2330 — to — 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 2538 or 2331
Coptic calendar	−444 – −443
Discordian calendar	1006
Ethiopian calendar	−168 – −167
Hebrew calendar	3600–3601
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−104 – −103
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2940–2941
Holocene calendar	9840
Iranian calendar	782 BP – 781 BP
Islamic calendar	806 BH – 805 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2173
Minguo calendar	2072 before ROC 民前2072年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1628
Seleucid era	151/152 AG
Thai solar calendar	382–383
Tibetan calendar	阴土兔年 (female Earth-Rabbit) −34 or −415 or −1187 — to — 阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) −33 or −414 or −1186