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153 BC

Substantial parts of the city of Sikyon destroyed by an earthquake.

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155 BC

Triumphs of Marcus Claudius Marcellus over the Apuani, and Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum over the Dalmatians.

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157 BC

Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician is born.

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158 BC

Publius Rutilius Rufus, Roman consul in 105 BC, was born

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160 BC

King Apollodotus I of the Indo-Greek Kingdom and Agathocles of Bactria die and are succeeded by Menander I (approximate date).

btw, I thought it said Bacteria, not Bactria :lol:

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162 BC

Death of Gnaeus Octavius, Roman ex-consul

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164 BC

In October, Ptolemy VI of Egypt goes to Rome to ask for help from the Senate.

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165 BC

December — Judas Maccabaeus defeats the Seleucid rulers of Judea in the Battle of Beth Zur, leading to the recapture of Jerusalem.

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167 BC

Antiochus IV Epiphanes decrees that Hellenistic practices be followed by all of his subjects. This decree causes Judas Maccabeus, one of the five sons of Mattathias, to continue his father's revolt, started the previous year in Modi'in. Mattathias is considered the founder of the Hasmonean dynasty. With only one exception all manuscripts of I Maccabees are in agreement that the "abomination of desolation" occurred on 6 December 167 BCE.

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168 BC

Third Macedonian War ends with the Battle of Pydna. Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus (awarded the surname "Macedonicus" for this victory) defeat and capture Perseus of Macedon when he surrendered. This ends the Antigonid dynasty, one of the three successor empires created upon the death of Alexander the Great, and starts Roman domination of Greece.