150s
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The 150s refers to the decade spanning from January 1, 150, to December 31, 159. This ten-year period falls during the Roman Empire's era of relative stability under the Antonine emperors, a time that saw developments in philosophy, law, and trade across the Mediterranean world.
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The 150s ran from January 1, 150, to December 31, 159.
The Roman Empire was ruled by Antoninus Pius for the whole of this decade. The Roman Empire was relatively peaceful this decade, being in the middle of the Pax Romana and there being no major external wars. Claudius Ptolemy completed two major works this decade, the Geographia, the earliest known atlas, and the Almagest, a treatise accepted for over 1200 years.