158 BC

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Heads of State

Year of the Water sheep癸未( at the beginning of the year Water Horse壬午)

Syria: 154/155 ( year in October )

Events

• The city of Antalya is founded as Attaleia by Attalos II, king of Pergamon.

Born

• 158 BC: Sempronius Asellio, Roman historian († after 91 BC)
• 158 BC: Publius Rutilius Rufus, Roman politician ( † 78 BC)

Died

• Eumenes II, King of Pergamum ( * 221 BC)
• 159/158 BC: Terence, Roman Comedy Author

• Year (2nd century BC)
• 158 BC