146 BC Chr.
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 The Third Punic War ends with the total destruction of Carthage . |
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| 146 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 398/399 (southern Buddhism); 397/398 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 42nd (43rd) cycle , year of the wood-sheep 乙未 ( at the beginning of the year wood-horse 甲午) |
| Greek calendar | 2nd / 3rd Year of the 158th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3615/16 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita DCVIII (608) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 165/166 (turn of the year April); Syria: 166/167 (turn of the year October) |
Events
Politics and world events
- Corinth is conquered and destroyed by Roman troops led by the consul Lucius Mummius . The Achaean covenant is broken. Greece becomes a Roman province.
- Carthage is conquered and destroyed by Roman troops led by Scipio Aemilianus . The Third Punic War ends on February 5th of that year.
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus divided Macedonia as a province Macedonia in the Roman Empire one.
Culture and sport
- Olympic Games no longer just for Greeks. First participation of Romans in the competitions.
- Secular celebration in Rome .
Died
- Andriskos , usurper of the Macedonian royal throne (* around 185 BC)