166 BC

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Heads of State

Year of the Wood Pig乙亥( at the beginning of the year Wood Dog甲戌)

Syria: 146/147 ( year in October )

Events

• The revolt of the Maccabees under Judas Maccabeus against Antiochus IV and the Seleucid empire is expanding.

Died

• Mattathias, a Jewish priest and freedom fighter

• Year (2nd century BC)
• 166 BC