AD 106

This article is about the year 106. For the number, see 106 (number). For the number, see 106 (number). For other uses, see 106 (disambiguation).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century 2nd century 3rd century
Decades:	80s 90s 100s 110s 120s
Years:	103 104 105 106 107 108 109

106 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	106 CVI
Ab urbe condita	859
Assyrian calendar	4856
Balinese saka calendar	27–28
Bengali calendar	−487
Berber calendar	1056
Buddhist calendar	650
Burmese calendar	−532
Byzantine calendar	5614–5615
Chinese calendar	乙巳年 (Wood Snake) 2803 or 2596     — to — 丙午年 (Fire Horse) 2804 or 2597
Coptic calendar	−178 – −177
Discordian calendar	1272
Ethiopian calendar	98–99
Hebrew calendar	3866–3867
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	162–163
- Shaka Samvat	27–28
- Kali Yuga	3206–3207
Holocene calendar	10106
Iranian calendar	516 BP – 515 BP
Islamic calendar	532 BH – 531 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	106 CVI
Korean calendar	2439
Minguo calendar	1806 before ROC 民前1806年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1362
Seleucid era	417/418 AG
Thai solar calendar	648–649
Tibetan calendar	阴木蛇年 (female Wood-Snake) 232 or −149 or −921     — to — 阳火马年 (male Fire-Horse) 233 or −148 or −920

Year 106 (CVI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Commodus and Civica (or, less frequently, year 859 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 106 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

Decebalus' suicidal death, from Trajan's Column

• Ignatius writes a letter to Christians in Smyrna (around this year) where the term Catholic Church is used. This is the earliest surviving witness to the use of the term "Catholic Church".
• Emperor Trajan conquers the Dacian Fortresses of the Orăştie Mountains and surrounds the capital, Sarmizegetusa. The Dacians are defeated in the Battle of Sarmizegetusa, the city is encircled with a circumvallation line. When the Romans destroyed the water pipes, king Decebalus flees and commits suicide.
• In August 11, the south-eastern part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia. The veterans of the legions are given land in the new province for their service in the Roman army.
• Trajan annexes Nabataean Arabia (with its capital Petra) as a Roman province.
• Aelian writes his Taktike Theoria (probable date).

Asia

• Change of Han Hedi to Han Shangdi of the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty. First and the only year of yanping era.
• Change of Han Shangdi to Han Andi of the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty.

Births

Jake Redler

Gratt Reed

Cale Mother-Trucking Pellett

Deaths

• Decebalus, King of Dacia commits suicide, being pursued by the Romans. (b. AD 87)
• Han Hedi of the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty (b. AD 79)
• August or September – Han Shangdi of the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty (b. 105)
• Liu Qing, Chinese prince (b. AD 78)