167 BC
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Heads of State
Year of the Wood Dog甲戌( at the beginning of the year Water Faucet癸酉)
Syria: 145/146 ( year in October )
Events
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- Antiochus IV dedicated the temple in Jerusalem to Zeus or Jupiter and leaves in December to build a pagan altar on the great altar in the temple forecourt. This leads to the revolt of the Jews under the leadership of the Maccabees.
- Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus plunders the Greek region of Epirus
- The later historian Polybius Achaean comes as hostage to Rome.
- The Parthians conquered the city of Herat.
Died
- Gaius Claudius Pulcher, Roman senator, consul 177 BC
- Year (2nd century BC)
- 167 BC