171 BC

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Heads of State

Year of the Metal horse庚午(at the beginning of Earth Snake己巳)

Syria: 141/142 ( year October )

Events

• During the Third Macedonian -Roman war Perseus suggests the Romans at Kallinikos near the Ossa River. However, one offered by him peace agreement they reject.
• After the death of Phraates I. His brother Mithridates I. is ruler of the Parthian.

Born

• Attalus III. Philometor, king of Pergamon († 133 BC )

Died

• Phraates I, the Parthian king

• Year (2nd century BC)
• 171 BC