143 BC
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Heads of State
Year of the Earth Dog戊戌( at the beginning of the year Fire Rooster丁酉)
Syria: 169/170 ( year in October )
Events
Politics and World Affairs
- Second Battle of Baecula. Crushing defeat of the Romans against the Celtiberian troops of the Viriathus ( Spanish War ).
- Jonathan is murdered. His successor as ruler of the Hasmoneans is his brother Simon.
Culture, Science and Technology
- Foundation of Chengdu Shishi Zhongxue, the first secondary school in the world, in China.
Born
- Marcus Antonius Orator, Roman politician ( † 87 BC)
Died
- Jonathan, ruler of the Maccabees
- Year (2nd century BC)
- 143 BC