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166 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar
166 BC CLXVI BC
Ab urbe condita
588
Ancient Egypt era
XXXIII dynasty, 158
- Pharaoh
Ptolemy VI Philometor, 15
Ancient Greek era
153rd Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar
4585
Balinese saka calendar
N/A
Bengali calendar
−758
Berber calendar
785
Buddhist calendar
379
Burmese calendar
−803
Byzantine calendar
5343–5344
Chinese calendar
甲戌年 (Wood Dog) 2532 or 2325 — to — 乙亥年 (Wood Pig) 2533 or 2326
Coptic calendar
−449 – −448
Discordian calendar
1001
Ethiopian calendar
−173 – −172
Hebrew calendar
3595–3596
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat
−109 – −108
- Shaka Samvat
N/A
- Kali Yuga
2935–2936
Holocene calendar
9835
Iranian calendar
787 BP – 786 BP
Islamic calendar
811 BH – 810 BH
Javanese calendar
N/A
Julian calendar
N/A
Korean calendar
2168
Minguo calendar
2077 before ROC 民前2077年
Nanakshahi calendar
−1633
Seleucid era
146/147 AG
Thai solar calendar
377–378
Tibetan calendar
阳木狗年 (male Wood-Dog) −39 or −420 or −1192 — to — 阴木猪年 (female Wood-Pig) −38 or −419 or −1191
Year 166 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marcellus and Galus (or, less frequently, year 588 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 166 BC 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.
Year 166BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marcellus and Galus (or, less frequently...
Western Han dynasty of ancient China. (b. c. 217 BC) 167 BC Gaius Claudius Pulcher, Roman consul in 177 BC166BC Mattathias, father of Judas Maccabaeus, Jewish...
Περσεύς, romanized: Perséus; c. 212 – 166BC) was king of the ancient kingdom of Macedon from 179 until 168 BC. He is widely regarded as the last king...
to: Lucius Julius Caesar (consul 90 BC), Roman senator, killed by Gaius Marius Lucius Julius Caesar (consul 64 BC), Roman senator, uncle of Mark Antony...
(similar to the Eleusinian Mysteries) were established. Strabo states that in 166BC, the Romans converted Delos into a free port, which was partially motivated...
Pydna (168 BC). On his return from Macedonia he was elected consul (166BC), and in the same year reduced the Ligurians to submission. In 164 BC he was sent...
Caecilius, also known as Caecilius Statius (/sɪˈsiːliəs ˈsteɪʃiəs/; c. 220 BC – c. 166BC), was a Celtic Roman comic poet. A contemporary and intimate friend...
Year 168 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Macedonicus and Crassus (or, less frequently...
praetor in 208 BC. Lucius Julius Caesar, praetor in 183 BC. Lucius Julius Caesar, praetor in 166BC. Sextus Julius Caesar, consul in 157 BC. Sextus Julius...
Year 165 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Torquatus and Octavius (or, less frequently...
in 243 BC. Gaius Sulpicius C. f. Gallus, father of the consul of 166BC. Gaius Sulpicius C. f. C. n. Gallus, a great scholar; as consul in 166BC, triumphed...
Year 169 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Philippus and Caepio (or, less frequently...
The 2nd century BC started the first day of 200 BC and ended the last day of 101 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era, although depending on...
King (155–150 BC) Eucratides I, King (170–c.145 BC) Plato, co-King (c.166BC) Eucratides II, King (145–140 BC) Heliocles I, King (c.145–130 BC) Indo-Greek...
Year 163 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gracchus and Thalna (or, less frequently...
Year 167 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Paetus and Pennus (or, less frequently...
consul in 166, 155, and 152 BC; triumphed over the Alpine Gauls and the Ligures. Marcus Claudius M. f. M. n. Marcellus, son of the consul of 166BC. Marcus...
Year 164 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Torquatus and Longinus (or, less frequently...
period 639 BC – 630 BC. 639 BC - Interregnum ends and Ancus Marcius becomes the king of Rome. 637 BC — Sadyattes becomes king of Lydia. 636 BC — Duke Wen...
f.) Caesar, praetor in 208 BC, obtained the province of Sicilia, father of the praetor of 166BC and the consul of 157 BC. Lucius Julius (Sex. f. L. n...
(albeit after the Aetolian pattern). Aetolian domination lasted until c. 166BC, after which the Oetaean League (Ancient Greek: τὸ κοινὸν τῶν Οἰταῖων, romanized: to...
Scipio Aemilianus in the year 129 BC) saying that Gaius Sulpicius Gallus (consul with Marcellus's nephew in 166BC, and credited by Pliny the Elder as...
period 589 BC – 580 BC. 589 BC—Apries succeeds Psamtik II as king of Egypt. 589 BC—Nebuchadnezzar II begins his second siege of Jerusalem. 589 BC—Battle of...