140s BC

This article concerns the period 149 BC – 140 BC.

149 BC

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By place

Roman Republic

• The Third Punic War begins.^[1] The Romans land an army in Africa to begin the Battle of Carthage.
• Servius Sulpicius Galba is prosecuted for corruption while serving in Spain, but is acquitted after he parades his weeping family members before the tribunal.
• Lucius Calpurnius Piso passes the lex Calpurnia de repetundis which establishes the first permanent criminal court in Rome.
• The turmoil in Spain escalates again with the renewal of the Lusitanian War, under the leadership of Viriathus, and the Celtiberian War.

Macedon

• Andriscus, the last king of Macedon, ascends to the throne.^[2]

Bithynia

• With Roman help, Nicomedes II overthrows his father Prusias II as king of Bithynia.

Births

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145 BC

• Sima Qian, Chinese historian (or 135 BC) (d. 86 BC)^[6]

143 BC

• Marcus Antonius, Roman politician and orator (d. 87 BC)

142 BC

• Ptolemy IX, Egyptian pharaoh (d. 81 BC)

141 BC

• Salome Alexandra, queen and regent of Judea (d. 67 BC)

140 BC

• Huo Qubing, Chinese general of the Han dynasty (d. 117 BC)
• Lucius Licinius Crassus, Roman consul and statesman (d. 91 BC)
• Su Wu, Chinese diplomat and statesman (d. 60 BC)^[7]
• Tigranes the Great, king of Armenia (d. 55 BC)

Deaths

Transcluding articles: 149 BC, 148 BC, 147 BC, 146 BC, 145 BC, 144 BC, 143 BC, 142 BC, 141 BC, and 140 BC

149 BC

• Cato the Elder, Roman statesman (b. 234 BC)^[8]
• Prusias II, Greek king of Bithynia (b. c. 220 BC)

148 BC

• Liu Rong, Chinese crown prince of the Han dynasty
• Masinissa, king of Numidia (b. c. 238 BC)
• Yuan Ang, Chinese statesman of the Han dynasty

147 BC

• Bo, Chinese empress of the Western Han Dynasty

146 BC

• Critolaus, general of the Achaean League
• Gentius, the last king of Illyria (approximate date)

145 BC

• Alexander Balas (assassinated)
• Ptolemy VI of Egypt (killed in battle) (b. c. 186 BC)

144 BC

• Liu Wu (aka Prince Xiao of Liang), Chinese prince of the Han dynasty

143 BC

• Jonathan Maccabaeus, Jewish leader of the Maccabees
• Zhou Yafu, Chinese general of the Han Dynasty

141 BC

• Jing of Han, Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty (b. 188 BC)^[9]
• Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum, Roman statesman