140 BC

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Heads of State

Year of the Metal Ox辛丑( at the beginning of the year metal rat庚子)

Syria: 172/173 ( year in October )

Events

  • The Syrian king Ptolemy VIII can be traced Jews.
  • Simon the Maccabee is used for hereditary chief priests and rulers of the Jews.
  • In the Spanish war include the Romans peace with Viriathus.
  • The Parthians under Mithridates I conquered Mesopotamia and take the Seleucid Demetrius II prisoner.

Born

7562
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