199
Attalus I
...
(Pergamum)
(241-197)
Dynast/King
Harwennefer
-
(Upper
Egypt)
Ankhwennefer
+
(Upper
Egypt) 198
Attalus I
...
(Pergamum)
(241-197)
Dynast/King
Polybius
198-117 197
Battle of Cynoscephali - Romans
defeat Philip V's forces
Spain divides into two
provinces
Attalus I
-
(Pergamum)
(241-197)
Dynast/King 196 195
Aetolian League and Sparta join
in alliance with Antiochus III 194
Eratosthenes
276-194 193 192
Syrian War - Antiochus III
defeated by Romans (-189) 191
Book Burning Edict rescinded
(China) 190
Battle of Magnesia - Euthydemus
and his son Demetrius begin conquest of the Indus Valley
Hipparchus
ca. 190-120
Astronomer 189
Romans defeat Seleucids at
Magnesia 188 187
Antiochus III
-
(Seleucid
Empire)
(223-127)
the Great
Seleucus IV Philopator + (Seleucid Empire) (187-175) 186
Ankhwennefer
-
(Upper
Egypt)
Seleucus IV Philopator ... (Seleucid Empire) (187-175)
185
The Shunga and Kanva dynasties
in India founded (-78)
Laws of Manu in India (-100)
Demetrius I invades northern
India - Ganhara & Punjab (-180)
Seleucus IV Philopator ... (Seleucid Empire) (187-175)
Terence
185-159 184
Censorship
of Cato
1,000
talents spent on Roman sewers
Sunga Dynasty in India until 78 BCE
Seleucus IV Philopator ... (Seleucid Empire) (187-175)
Pushayanitra
+
(India)
Sunga
Plautus
254-184 183
Hannibal
commits suicide to avoid being handed over to Romans
Seleucus IV Philopator ... (Seleucid Empire) (187-175)
Empress Lü (Lü Zhi) ... (Han Dynasty) (195-180) Dowager Regent
Hannibal
247-183 182
Seleucus IV Philopator ... (Seleucid Empire) (187-175)
181
Foundation
of Aquileia
Completion
of the Roman conquest of Italy south of the Alps
Seleucus IV Philopator ... (Seleucid Empire) (187-175)
180
Demetrius I invades northern
India - Ganhara & Punjab (185-180)
Ptolemy V Epiphanes
-
PC
38*
Ptolemy VI Philometer
+
PC
39*
Ptolemy V
-
(Egypt)
Macedonian
(Epiphanes)
PC 38
Ptolemy VI
+
(Egypt)
Macedonian
(Philometer) PC 39
Seleucus IV Philopator ... (Seleucid Empire) (187-175)
Lucilius,
Gaius
180-102
Latin
Satiric Poet (Campania, Italy)
Panaetius
180-110 179
Philip V
-
(Macedon)
Perseus
+
(Macedon)
Seleucus IV Philopator ... (Seleucid Empire) (187-175)
178
Seleucus IV Philopator ... (Seleucid Empire) (187-175)
177
Seleucus IV Philopator ... (Seleucid Empire) (187-175)
Tung Chung -
Shu
177-104 176
Seleucus IV Philopator ... (Seleucid Empire) (187-175)
175
Seleucus IV Philopator ... (Seleucid Empire) (187-175)
Antiochus IV
+
(Syria) (175-164)
Epiphanes 174
Antiochus IV
...
(Syria) (175-164)
Epiphanes
173
Antiochus IV
...
(Syria) (175-164)
Epiphanes
172
Antiochus IV
...
(Syria) (175-164)
Epiphanes
171
Third
Macedonian War - Perseus, last king of Macedon attacks Rome (-167)
Antiochus IV
...
(Syria) (175-164)
Epiphanes
170
Antiochus
IV of Syria invades Egypt - Ptolemy VI captured at Pelusium
Egyptians
proclaim Ptolemy VIII Euergetes king
Antiochus
IV withdraws and brothers Ptolemy VI and VIII rule jointly
Antiochus
IV Epiphanes captures Jerusalem
Eucratides
set himself up as king of Bactria while Demetrius set up a state in the
Punjab
Ptolemy VIII
+
(Egypt)
Macedonian
(Euergetes II)
Antiochus IV
...
(Syria) (175-164)
Epiphanes
Eucratides
+
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King
Ennius
239-170 169
Antiochus IV
...
(Syria) (175-164)
Epiphanes
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 168
Battle
of Pydna - Romans under L. Aemilius Paullus defeat and capture Macedonian
king Perseus - 3rd Macedonian War ends (6/22/168)
Pella
sacked by Roman army
Jewish
kingdom revived under Hasmoneans
Siege
of Alexandria - Roman intervention between Ptolemy VI Philometer and
Ptolemy
VII Physcon
Perseus
-
(Macedon)
Antiochus IV
...
(Syria) (175-164)
Epiphanes
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 167
Roman
citizens freed from direct taxation
Delos
made a free port
Third
Macedonian War with Rome ends
Zeus
worship at Jewish Temple in Jerusalem starts Maccabean revolt
Antiochus
IV begins persecution of the Jews
Antiochus IV
...
(Syria) (175-164)
Epiphanes
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 166
Maccabean
revolt against Antiochus IV (-164)
Mattathias
dies - Judas Maccabeus succeeds him
Antiochus IV
...
(Syria) (175-164)
Epiphanes
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King
165
Maccabean
victory over Greco-Syrians
Rededication
of the Jewish Temple - Judas Maccabeus (Hanukkah created)
Antiochus IV
...
(Syria) (175-164)
Epiphanes
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 164
Ptolemy VI
-
(Egypt)
Macedonian
(Philometer) PC 39
Antiochus IV
-
(Syria) (175-164)
Epiphanes
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 163
Ptolemy VIII
-
(Egypt)
Macedonian
(Euergetes II)
Antiochus IV
-
(Syria)
Epiphanes
Ptolemy VI
+
(Egypt)
Macedonian
(Philometer) PC 39
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 162
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 161
Judas
Maccabeus killed by Syrian (Demetrius I) forces - Jonathan his brother succeeds
him
Judas
Maccabeus
-
(Judaea)
Jonathan Maccabeus + (Judaea)
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 160
Eucratides
I "The Great" invades western Indo-Greek Kingdom - probably kills
Apollodotus I
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 159 Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King
Terence
185-159 158
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 157
Judaea
becomes an independent principality
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King
Gaius
Marius
157-86 Roman
Consul (4 times) 156
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 155
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 154
Roman
subjugation of Spain (-133)
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 153
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 152
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 151
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 150
Tochari
(Scythians or Sacae) occupy Sogdiana Philip VI
+
(Macedon)
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King
Delphic Hymn to Apollo
149
Fourth
Macedonian War - Rome versus Macedon (149-148)
Takeover
of Macedonia and most of Greece (-146)
Corinth
razed (149-146)
Third
Punic War - Carthage ruined - territory annexed as the province of
"Africa"(-146)
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King
Cato
234-149 148
Macedonia
becomes first Roman province in East
Philip VI
-
(Macedon)
Micipsa
+
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 147
Leader of the Maccabees Jonathan Apphus destroys the temple of Dagon at Ashdod
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 146
Rome
conquers Greece and Sparta - Corinth
destroyed
Siege of Carthage ends - Roman Scipio Aemilianus victorius - Hasdrubal surrenders
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Eucratides
...
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 145 The Histories (Polybius)
Ptolemy
VI killed in battle in Syria against Alaxander Balas
Ptolemy
VI's son Ptolemy VII put to death by Ptolemy Physcon (VII)
Ptolemy
VIII Euergetes seizes the Egyptian throne and marries Cleopatra II then
her
daughter Cleopatra III
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Ptolemy VI
+
(Egypt)
Macedonian
(Philometer) PC 39
Ptolemy VII
+-
(Egypt)
(Physcon)
(Neos Philopater) usurper
Ptolemy VIII
+
(Egypt)
Macedonian
(Euergetes II) PC 40
Eucratides
-
(Bactria)
(170-145)
Greco-Bactrian King 144
First high level aqueduct in
Rome Introduction of hydraulic
cement
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King 143
Jonathan
Maccabeus killed by treachery - his
brother Simon succeeds him
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Jonathan Maccabeus -
(Judaea)
Simon Maccabeus
+
(Judaea) 142
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King 141
Jews
liberate Jerusalem
Judaea
proclaimed an independent kingdom
Legalists
excluded from government careers in China
Micipsa ... (Numidia) (148-118) King
Demetrius II Nicator ... (Seleucid Empire) (145-138)
Mithridates I ... (Parthian Empire) (165-132) Arsacid dynasty
Eucratides II ... (Eastern Bactria) (145-140) Eucratid dynasty
Wu Ti
+
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor
140
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 139
Tochari
(Scythians or Sacae) occupy Bactria
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 138 Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor
Sulla, Lucius
Cornelius
138-78
Roman
General/Dictator 137
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 136
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 135 First Servile War - slave
revolts in Sicily crushed (135-132)
Simon Maccabeus murdered by
John Hyrcanus son-in-law
John Hyrcanus I
+
(Judaea)
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor
Posidonius
135-51 134
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 133
Late Roman Republic
Tiberius Gracchus elected
tribune - murdered
Kingdom of Pergamum willed
to Rome
Fall of Numantia Spain
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 132
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 131
Revolt in Thebes, Egypt
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Harsiese
+-
(Theban
Egypt)
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor
Mithridates
Eupator
131-63
130
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 129
Pergamum annexed by Rome as the
province of "Asia"
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 128
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 127
Second expansion of Chinese
empire (127-101)
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 126
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 125
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor
Carneades
215-125 124
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor Imperial Academy established
in China 123
Gaius Gracchus elected
tribune
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 122
Rome annexes the Balearics
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 121
Gaius Gracchus murdered
Rome annexes Narbonensis as
province of “Gaul” - called originally Gallia Transalpina
Romans subdue Gallic
Allobroges and Arvernii
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 120
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor
Hipparchus
ca. 190-120
Astronomer 119
Micipsa
...
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 118
Micipsa
-
(Numidia)
(148-118)
King
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 117
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor
Polybius
198-117 116
Roman senate divides Numidia
between Jugurtha and Adherbal
Ptolemaic empire splits by
order of Ptolemy VIII - years of strife follow
Ptolemy VII
-
(Egypt)
(Physcon)
Ptolemy VIII
-
(Egypt)
Macedonian
(Euergetes II) PC 40
Ptolemy IX Soter II
+
(Egypt)
Lagid
(with Cleopatra III) PC 41
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor
Varro, Marcus
Terentius
116-27 115
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 114
Marius enlists landless men
for the army
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 113
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 112
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 111
War begins between Rome and
Jurgurtha, king of Numidia in Northern Africa
Han China conquers Vietnam -
remains under Chinese control for over a millennium
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 110
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor
Panaetius
180-110 109
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 108
Emperor Wu Ti of China conquers
Chosonv
Celtic Cimbri ravages Gaul
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 107
Lucius Cassius (Consul)
killed by Helvetii (Tigurine Canton)
Gaius Marius elected
consul
(106)
Ptolemy VIII
-
(Egypt)?
Ptolemy IX Soter II
-
(Egypt)
Lagid
(with Cleopatra III) PC 41
Ptolemy X Alexander I +
(Egypt)
Lagid
(with Cleopatra III)
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 106
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor
Marcus Tullius
Cicero
106-43
Poet/Statesman
(Picenum)
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
(Pompey the
Great)
106-
General/Statesman
(Picenum) (9/29) 105
Rome annexes Tripolitania
Romans under Marius and
Lucius Cornelius Sulla defeat Jugurtha - he's taken to Rome and killed
Battle of Arausio - Cimbri
and Teutones defeat Romans
Hyrcanus I
-
(Judaea)
Alexander Jannaeus +
(Judaea)
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 104
Marius consul (-100)
Aristobulus I becomes king
of Judaea (-103)
Aristobulus
+
(Judaea)
(104-103)
1st
King/High Priest
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor
Tung Chung -
Shu
177-104 103
Second Servile War in Rome
(-99)
Aristobulus
-
(Judaea)
(104-103)
1st
King/High Priest
Alexander Jannaeus +
(Judaea)
(103-76)
King/High
Priest
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 102
Rome annexes Cilicia
Battle of Aquae Sextiae -
Germanic tribes defeated
Alexander Jannaeus
...
(Judaea)
(103-76)
King/High
Priest
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor
Gaius Julius
Caesar
102-44 Roman
General/Dictator
Lucilius,
Gaius
180-102 Latin
Satiric Poet (Campania, Italy) 101
Germanic tribes defeated at
Vercellae
Alexander Jannaeus
...
(Judaea)
(103-76)
King/High
Priest
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor 100
Teotihuacan founded
Alexander Jannaeus
...
(Judaea)
(103-76)
King/High
Priest
Wu Ti
...
(Western
Han
China)
(148-87)
Emperor
Nepos,
Cornelius
100-25 Roman
Historian