What happened in 149 BC?
4 recorded events in 149 BC, including 3 in wars & conflicts and 1 in people. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 3
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Third Punic War
War between the Roman Republic and Carthage between 149 and 146 BCE
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Siege of Carthage
Main engagement of the Third Punic War in which the Roman Republic besieged the Punic city of Carthage in c. 149–146 BCE
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First Battle of Nepheris
Battle of the Third Punic War in which a Roman army was defeated at Nepheris, a Carthaginian stronghold south of the city of Carthage
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People 1
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Cato the Elder died
Roman politician, soldier and writer (234–149 BC)
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 149 BC is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 149 BC.
2nd century BC 1
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Lucius Calpurnius Piso Cesoninus died
Praetor in 154 BC
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