What happened in 159 BC?
2 recorded events in 159 BC, including 2 in people.
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People 2
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Terence died
Roman comic playwright (2nd cent. BC)
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Philo of Larissa born
Born in Larissa. Ancient Greek philosopher.
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 159 BC.
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Battle of Beth Zechariah
162 BCE battle
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Gnaeus Octavius died
Roman politician and general (died 162 BC)
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Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus died
Roman consul 162 BC
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Battle of Adasa
161 BCE battle
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Battle of Vijithapura
Major battle in the campaign carried out by Sri Lankan king Dutthagamani against the invading South Indian king Ellalan.
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Gnaeus Mallius Maximus died
Roman consul
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Battle of Elasa
160 BCE battle
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Kātyāyana died
Sanskrit mathematician
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Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus died
Roman general and statesman (c. 229 – 160 BC)
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Publius Rutilius Rufus born
Born in Ancient Rome. Roman consul 105 BC.
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Gaius Marius born
Born in Arpino. Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC).
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Parthian–Greco Bactrian War
150s BCE war
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