156 BC

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Heads of State

Year of the Wood Rooster乙酉( at the beginning of the year Wood Monkey甲申)

Syria: 156/157 ( year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

• Dalmatia is attacked and a tributary of the Roman Empire, but remain independent.

Sports

• Leonidas of Rhodes wins for the third time in a row all running competitions at the Olympic Games.

Born

• Gaius Marius, a Roman general and politician († 86 BC).

• Year (2nd century BC)
• 156 BC