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Roman Republic[edit]
The Third Punic War begins.[1] The Romans land an army in Africa to begin the Battle of Carthage.
Servius Sulpicius Galba is prosecuted for corruption while serving in Spain, but is acquitted after he parades his weeping family members before the tribunal.
Lucius Calpurnius Piso passes the lex Calpurnia de repetundis which establishes the first permanent criminal court in Rome.
The turmoil in Spain escalates again with the renewal of the Lusitanian War, under the leadership of Viriathus, and the Celtiberian War.
Macedon[edit]
Andriscus, the last king of Macedon, ascends to the throne.[2]
Bithynia[edit]
With Roman help, Nicomedes II overthrows his father Prusias II as king of Bithynia.
148 BC[edit]
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By place[edit]
Ireland[edit]
Corlea Trackway built in County Longford
Roman Republic[edit]
With the defeat of Andriscus in the Battle of Pydna by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus, Macedon is reorganized as a Roman province by 146 BC.
Construction of the Via Postumia, linking Aquileia and Genua.
Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus divides Numidia among the three sons of the recently deceased Masinissa.
147 BC[edit]
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By place[edit]
Ireland[edit]
Corlea Trackway completed.
Roman Republic[edit]
Scipio Aemilianus takes command of the Siege of Carthage.
In Lusitania, Hispania, the Celtic king Viriathus, rallies Lusitanian resistance to Rome.
Syria[edit]
Demetrius II of Syria returns to Syria (approximate date).
Jonathan Maccabaeus conquers Joppa.
Greece[edit]
Macedonia becomes a part of the Roman empire.
146 BC[edit]
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By place[edit]
Roman Republic[edit]
Roman armies destroy Carthage and Corinth.[3]
Africa[edit]
Spring – Carthage falls to Roman forces under Scipio Aemilianus and the city is completely destroyed. End of the Third Punic War.
Greece[edit]
Achaean War: The Romans conquer the Achaean League and southern Greece becomes a Roman province.
Battle of Scarpheia: The Romans led by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus defeat an Achaean League force under Critolaus
Battle of Corinth: The Romans under Lucius Mummius defeat the Achaean League near Corinth. Corinth is destroyed, and the Achaean League dissolved.
By topic[edit]
Astronomy[edit]
Hipparchus determines the equinoctial point.
145 BC[edit]
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Syria[edit]
In the Battle of Antioch, Ptolemy VI Philometor defeats the Seleucid usurper Alexander Balas, but dies in the battle.
Egypt[edit]
Ptolemy VII becomes king of Egypt briefly, then is assassinated by Ptolemy VIII the following year.[4]
By topic[edit]
Astronomy[edit]
Hipparchus determines the length of the tropical year.
144 BC[edit]
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By place[edit]
Roman Republic[edit]
Quintus Marcius Rex starts construction of the Aqua Marcia aqueduct in Rome.[5]
Parthia[edit]
Parthians take Babylonia.
143 BC[edit]
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By place[edit]
Roman Republic[edit]
The Celtiberian War ends when Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus crushes the rebels.
142 BC[edit]
This section is transcluded from 142 BC. (edit | history)
By place[edit]
Syria[edit]
Diodotus Tryphon seizes the throne of the Seleucid Empire.
Roman Republic[edit]
The first stone bridge over the Tiber river is completed.
Judea[edit]
Simon Maccabaeus succeeds his brother Jonathan as High Priest of Judea until 135 BC.
141 BC[edit]
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By place[edit]
Syria and Judea[edit]
The Seleucid garrison negotiates the surrender of Jerusalem. Simon Maccabaeus assumes control of the city. He becomes prince (ruler) of Judea until 135 BC.
Demetrius II of Syria made prisoner of Mithridates, king of the Parthians. Antiochus VII Sidetes becomes king of the Seleucid Empire in his absence.
Bactria[edit]
Yuezhi refugees appear on the borders of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom.
China[edit]
March 9 – Emperor Wu of Han ("Martial Emperor") starts to rule the Han dynasty.
140 BC[edit]
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Africa[edit]
Scipio Aemilianus leads a group of Roman ambassadors to Alexandria, where they meet with King Ptolemy VIII.
Gentius, the last king of Illyria (approximate date)
145 BC
Alexander Balas (assassinated)
Ptolemy VI of Egypt (killed in battle) (b. c. 186 BC)
144 BC
Liu Wu (aka Prince Xiao of Liang), Chinese prince of the Han dynasty
143 BC
Jonathan Maccabaeus, Jewish leader of the Maccabees
Zhou Yafu, Chinese general of the Han Dynasty
141 BC
Jing of Han, Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty (b. 188 BC)[9]
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum, Roman statesman
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