AD 56

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century BC 1st century 2nd century
Decades:	30s 40s 50s 60s 70s
Years:	53 54 55 AD 56 57 58 59

AD 56 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	AD 56 LVI
Ab urbe condita	809
Assyrian calendar	4806
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−537
Berber calendar	1006
Buddhist calendar	600
Burmese calendar	−582
Byzantine calendar	5564–5565
Chinese calendar	乙卯年 (Wood Rabbit) 2753 or 2546     — to — 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 2754 or 2547
Coptic calendar	−228 – −227
Discordian calendar	1222
Ethiopian calendar	48–49
Hebrew calendar	3816–3817
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	112–113
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3156–3157
Holocene calendar	10056
Iranian calendar	566 BP – 565 BP
Islamic calendar	583 BH – 582 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	AD 56 LVI
Korean calendar	2389
Minguo calendar	1856 before ROC 民前1856年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1412
Seleucid era	367/368 AG
Thai solar calendar	598–599
Tibetan calendar	阴木兔年 (female Wood-Rabbit) 182 or −199 or −971     — to — 阳火龙年 (male Fire-Dragon) 183 or −198 or −970

AD 56 (LVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in the Roman Empire as the Year of the Consulship of Saturninus and Scipio (or, less frequently, year 809 Ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 56 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

• War between Rome and Parthia breaks out due to the invasion of Armenia by King Vologases I, who has replaced the Roman-supported ruler with his brother Tiridates I of Armenia. (approximate date)
• Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus becomes a consul in Rome.

Asian Calendar

• The Jianwu era of the Eastern Han dynasty changes to the Jianwuzhongyuan era.

Religion

• The apostle Paul writes his second Epistle to the Corinthians, probably from Philippi.
• The apostle Paul writes his Epistle to the Romans, from Corinth.

Births

• Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Roman historian.

Deaths

• Lucius Volusius Saturninus, Roman politician and governor