129 BC
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Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC
Decades: 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC - 120s BC - 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC
Years: 134 BC 133 BC 132 BC 131 BC 130 BC - 129 BC - 128 BC 127 BC 126 BC 125 BC 124 BC
Events
- Kingdom of Pergamon, including Hierapolis, becomes the Roman Province of Asia upon death of last Attalid king, Attalos III, and after the defeat of the pretender Aristonicus by M. Perperna, with Cappadocian assistance.
- C. Sempronius Tuditanus celebrates his triumph over the Iapydes of Illyria.
- Demetrius II of Syria regained his freedom, recovers the throne of the Seleucid Empire.
- Hipparchus publishes his catalog of stars.
- Battle of Ecbatana: The Seleucid King Antiochus VII Sidetes is defeated and killed by the Parthians under Phraates II, ending Seleucid control over Media or Mesopotamia.
- Total solar eclipse, used by Hipparchus to estimate distance to the moon.
- Emperor Han Wudi of China of the Han dynasty launches his first offensive into the northern steppe.
- Scipio Aemilianus, victor of Carthage was assassinated by his enemies in Rome.
- Antiochus VII Sidetes (killed in battle)
- Osroes I
- Carneades, philosopher, and founder of Third Academy
- P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus (Africanus the Younger)
- Prince Feidhlimidh of Ireland
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