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This article concerns the period 149 BC – 140 BC.
Births
145 BC
143 BC
- Marcus Antonius, Roman politician and orator (d. 87 BC)
142 BC
- Ptolemy IX, Egyptian pharaoh (d. 81 BC)
141 BC
- Salome Alexandra, queen and regent of Judea (d. 67 BC)
140 BC
- Huo Qubing, Chinese general of the Han dynasty (d. 117 BC)
- Lucius Licinius Crassus, Roman consul and statesman (d. 91 BC)
- Su Wu, Chinese diplomat and statesman (d. 60 BC)[2]
- Tigranes the Great, king of Armenia (d. 55 BC)
Deaths
149 BC
- Cato the Elder, Roman statesman (b. 234 BC)[3]
- Prusias II, Greek king of Bithynia (b. c. 220 BC)
148 BC
- Liu Rong, Chinese crown prince of the Han dynasty
- Masinissa, king of Numidia (b. c. 238 BC)
- Yuan Ang, Chinese statesman of the Han dynasty
147 BC
- Bo, Chinese empress of the Western Han Dynasty
146 BC
- Critolaus, general of the Achaean League
- 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)[4]
- Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum, Roman statesman
References
[edit]- ^ "Sima Qian - China culture". Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ^ Cranston, Edwin (1998). A Waka Anthology: The Gem-Glistening Cup. Stanford University Press. p. 243.
- ^ "Cato the Elder". Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
- ^ GOLDIN, PAUL R. (2012). "Han Law and the Regulation of Interpersonal Relations: "The Confucianization of the Law" Revisited". Asia Major. 25 (1): 1–31. ISSN 0004-4482.