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Roman Republic
The Third Punic War begins. 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.
The turmoil in Spain escalates again with the renewal of the Lusitanian War, under the leadership of Viriathus, and the Celtiberian War.
Macedon
Andriscus, the last king of Macedon, ascends to the throne.
Bithynia
With Roman help, Nicomedes II overthrows his father Prusias II as king of Bithynia.
Ireland
Corlea Trackway built in County Longford
Roman Republic
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.
Ireland
Corlea Trackway completed.
Roman Republic
Scipio Aemilianus takes command in the Battle of Carthage. He built a mole across the gulf into the harbour, the Carthaginians dug a canal from their inner harbour basin to the coast and put to sea with a full fleet, but they are defeated in a naval engagement.
Carthage recalled from exile an able general, named Hasdrubal, who organized their solid defences. Against the 45-foot (13.7 m) city walls, the Romans made slow progress.
In Lusitania, Hispania, the Celtic king Viriathus, rallies Lusitanian resistance to Rome.
Syria
Demetrius II of Syria returns to Syria (approximate date).
Jonathan Maccabaeus conquers Joppa.
Greece
Macedonia becomes a part of the Roman empire.
Roman Republic
With Carthage and Greece conquered, Rome becomes the sole superpower in the Mediterranean world, a distinction it will continue to hold for approximately the next 600 years.
Africa
Carthage falls to Roman forces under Scipio Aemilianus. The walls are finally breached and the city is completely destroyed by order of the Roman Senate, despite Scipio's protests. End of the Third Punic War.
Greece
Battle of Corinth – The Romans under Lucius Mummius defeat the Achaean League near Corinth. Corinth is destroyed, and the Achaean League dissolved. Greece becomes a Roman province. The Romans strip Corinth of its art treasures and ship them back to Rome.
Astronomy
Hipparchus determines the equinoctial point.
Syria
In the Battle of Antioch, Ptolemy VI Philometor defeats the Seleucid usurper Alexander Balas, but dies in the battle.
Egypt
Ptolemy VII becomes king of Egypt briefly, then is assassinated by Ptolemy VIII.
Astronomy
Hipparchus determines the length of the tropical year.
Roman Republic
The Aqua Marcia aqueduct is built in Rome.
Parthia
Parthians take Babylonia.
Roman Republic
The Celtiberian War ends when Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus crushes the rebels.
Syria
Diodotus Tryphon seizes the throne of the Seleucid Empire.
Roman Republic
The first stone bridge over the Tiber river is completed.
Judea
Simon Maccabaeus succeeds his brother Jonathan as High Priest of Judea until 135 BC.
Bactria
Yuezhi refugees appear on the borders of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom.
China
March 9 – Emperor Wu of Han ("Martial Emperor") starts to rule the Han Dynasty.
Syria and Judea
The Seleucid garrison negotiates the surrender of Jerusalem. Simon Maccabaeus assumes control of that 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.
Egypt
Scipio Aemilianus leads a group of Roman ambassadors to Alexandria, where they meet with Ptolemy VIII.
Judea
Simon Maccabaeus crowned king of Judea.
We have no track of births and deaths as that information and tracking system didn't come around till the around the eighteen hundreds.
We have no track of births and deaths as that information and tracking system didn't come around till the around the eighteen hundreds.
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