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Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC - 140s BC - 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC Years: 154 BC 153 BC 152 BC 151 BC 150 BC - 149 BC - 148 BC 147 BC 146 BC 145 BC 144 BC 149 BC - Events. Third Punic War declared; Rome lands an army in Africa to begin the Battle of Carthage. With Roman help, Nicomedes II overthrows his father Prusias II as king of Bithynia. Andriscus, the ...

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Antioch on the Orontes (Greek Αντιοχεια ἡ επι Δαφνη) is located on the eastern side (left bank) of the Orontes River about 20 miles from the sea and its port, Seleucia of Pieria (Suedia, now Samandagi). It was founded as a Greek city near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, who made it the capital of his empire in Syria. Seleucus I had served as one of Alexander the Great's generals, and the name Antiochus occu ...

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Skopje (Macedonian: Скопје, Albanian: Shkupi, Serbian/Croatian: Skoplje, Bulgarian: Скопие; Ottoman Turkish: Üsküb, Greek: Σκόπια);see also different names; is the capital city of the Republic of Macedonia. It has approx. 650,000 inhabitants (2000 estimate) and is located on the upper Vardar river. Skopje is located at 42°0′N 21°26′E. Skopje is the political, economic, and cultural centre of the modern Republic of Macedonia. It is a major centre for the metal-processing, chemical, timber, textile, leat ...

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(2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) 2nd century BC - Events. 175 BC - Antiochus IV Epiphanes, took possession of the Syrian throne, at the murder of his brother Seleucus IV Philopator, which rightly belonged to his nephew Demetrius I Soter. 168 BC - Battle of Pydna - The Macedonian phalanx defeated by Romans 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Events commemorated each year by the fe ...

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Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC - 140s BC - 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC Years: 148 BC 147 BC 146 BC 145 BC 144 BC - 143 BC - 142 BC 141 BC 140 BC 139 BC 138 BC 143 BC - Events. Simon Maccabaeus succeeds his brother Jonathan as High Priest and king of Judea. 143 BC - Births. 143 BC - Deaths. Jonathan Mac ...

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Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC - 140s BC - 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC Years: 150 BC 149 BC 148 BC 147 BC 146 BC - 145 BC - 144 BC 143 BC 142 BC 141 BC 140 BC 145 BC - Events. In the Battle of Antioch, Ptolemy VI Philometor defeats the Seleucid usurper Alexander Balas, but dies in the battle. Ptolemy VII becomes king of Egypt briefly, then is assassinated by Ptolemy VII ...

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Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC - 140s BC - 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC Years: 151 BC 150 BC 149 BC 148 BC 147 BC - 146 BC - 145 BC 144 BC 143 BC 142 BC 141 BC 146 BC - Events. Carthage falls to Roman forces under Scipio Aemilianus. Carthage was to be completely destroyed by order of the Roman Senate, despite Scipio's protests. End of the Third Punic War Battle of Corint ...

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Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC - 150s BC - 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC Years: 155 BC 154 BC 153 BC 152 BC 151 BC - 150 BC - 149 BC 148 BC 147 BC 146 BC 145 BC 150 BC - Events. Alexander Balas becomes ruler of the Seleucid Empire. Hipparchus determines the distance to the Moon, and builds the first astrolabe (approximate dates). Start of Third Punic War, caused ...

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Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC - 150s BC - 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC Years: 157 BC 156 BC 155 BC 154 BC 153 BC - 152 BC - 151 BC 150 BC 149 BC 148 BC 147 BC 152 BC - Events. Macedonian uprisings, sometimes called the Fourth Macedonian War, broke out when Andriscus, supposed son of Perseus, led a rebellion against Rome and temporarily united Macedon. Jonathan Maccabae ...

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Aquileia (Friulian Acuilee, Slovene Oglej), an ancient Roman town of Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about 6 miles from the sea, on the river Natiso (mod. Natisone), the course of which has changed somewhat since Roman times. Before the Romans, Aquileia is believed to be a center of Venetia. It was founded by the Romans in 181 BC as a frontier fortress on the north-east, not far from the site where, two years before, Gaulish invaders had attempted to settle. The colony was led by two men of consular and one of praetorian rank, and 3000 pedites< ...

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After Emperor Wen died in 157 BC, Crown Prince Qi succeeded to the throne as Emperor Jing, and Empress Dou became empress dowager. He became heavily influenced by his mother both in terms of governing philosophy and politics, and he largely continued his father's policies. He also created her brother Guangguo and her nephew Dou Pengzu (竇彭祖, Zhangjun's son) marquesses. A major concern for Empress Dou was the welfare of her young son, Liu Wu, who had by that point been created the Prince of Liang, and he, at her suggestion, seriously con ...

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After the Carthaginian invasion of Europe and subsequent campaigns in Iberia and Italy during the Second Punic War, the Romans had sought an ally in North Africa to aid them against Carthage. According to Livy, Syphax, the prince of Eastern Numidia, had suddenly turned against his Carthaginian neighbors in the midst of the Second Punic War. After Rome responded by sending Syphax three centuries, Carthage enlisted the aid of Syphax's rival Gala, the ruler of the Maseulians in Western Numidia. Gala's son Masinissa, then seventeen years old, led an army of Numidian troops and Carthagin ...

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The most important of the several Apollonias was the one in Illyria (modern Albania), known as Apollonia (κατ' Εριδαμνον or προς Εριδαμνω), on the right bank of the Aous, the ruins of which are situated in the Fier region, near the village of Pojan (Pojani), geographically located at 40°43′N 19°28′E. It was founded in 588 BCE by Greek colonists from Kerkyra (Corfu) and Corinth. The site was already used by Corinthian traders and the Taulantii, an Illyrian tribe, who remained closely involved with the sett ...

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Apollonia city, Apollonia city - Apollonia Illyria, Apollonia city - References, Apollonia city - Apollonia Cyrenaica, Apollonia city - References, Apollonia city - Other Apollonias

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Its geography consists of a ring of mountains surrounding a central plain: Trikala and Larissa lowlands. It has a distinct summer and winter season, with summer rains augmenting the fertility of the plains. This has led to Thessaly occasionally being called the breadbasket of Greece. The region is well delineated by topographical boundaries. The Khásia and Cambunian mountains lie to the north, the Olympus massif to the northeast. To the west lies the Pindus mountain range, to the southeast the coastal ranges of Óssa and Pelion. Several tributaries of the ...

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Zhou's father, Zhou Bo (周勃) was one of the key generals for Liu Bang during the Chu Han Contention who would continue to play important roles in government and who was instrumental in the ascension to the throne by Emperor Jing's father Emperor Wen. For his accomplishments, Zhou Bo was created the Marquess of Jiang. After Zhou Bo died in 169 BC, his son and Zhou Yafu's older brother Zhou Shengzhi (周勝之) inherited the march, but after one year he was accused of murder and executed. In his stead, Zhou Yafu was created a marquess, but ...

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Both Zhi and her sister Xixu became favored by Crown Prince Qi, and she, then known as Consort Wang, bore him a son, Liu Che, shortly after he became emperor, in 156 BC. When she was pregnant, she claimed that she dreamed a sun falling into her womb. In 153 BC, Prince Che was created the Prince of Jiaodong. As Emperor Jing's empress Empress Bo had no sons, his oldest son Liu Rong (劉榮), born of his other favorite concubine Consort Li (栗姬), was created crown prince in 153 BC. Consort Li was arrogant and jealous, and she hoped to ...

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See also Roman military structure. Military history of ancient Rome - Roman army. "The Roman Army" is the name given by English-speakers to the soldiers and other military forces who served the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire. The Roman words for the military were often based on the word for one soldier, miles. The army in general was the militia, and a commander of military operations, magister militiae. In the republic, a general might be called imperator, "commander" (as in Caesar imperator), but un ...

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Antioch - Prehistory. The site appears not to have been found wholly uninhabited. A settlement, Meroe, boasting a shrine of Anait, called by the Greeks the "Persian Artemis," had long been located there, and was ultimately included in the eastern suburbs of the new city; and there seems to have been a village on the spur (Mt. Silpius), of which we hear in late authors under the name Io, or Iopolis. This name was always adduced as evidence by Antiochenes (e.g. Libanius) anxious to affil ...

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The issue of dealing with powerful princes would soon erupt into a war later known as the Rebellion of the Seven States. Emperor Jing already had an inimical relationship with his cousin-once-removed (the nephew of his grandfather Emperor Gao) Liu Pi (劉濞), the prince of the wealthy Principality of Wu (modern southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang, southern Anhui, and northern Jiangxi), which enjoyed, among other natural resources, abundant copper and salt supplies. While Emperor Jing was crown prince, Liu Pi's heir apparent Liu Xian (劉賢 ...

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Skopje - Classical era. The site of modern Skopje has been inhabited since at least 3500 BC; remains of Neolithic settlements have been found within the old Kale fortress that overlooks the modern city centre. Skopje was known to the ancient Greeks as Skupi, a name given to a settlement to the northwest of the city centre in the area of the modern suburb of Zlokučani. The settlement appears to have been founded around the 3rd century BC by the Dardanians, a people on the ...

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