161 BC Chr.
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| 161 BC Chr. | |
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 Tripolitania falls to Numidia . |
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| 161 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 383/384 (southern Buddhism); 382/383 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 42nd (43rd) cycle , year of the metal dragon 庚辰 ( at the beginning of the year earth-rabbit 己卯) |
| Greek calendar | 3rd / 4th Year of the 154th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3600/01 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita DXCIII (593) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 150/151 (turn of the year April); Syria: 151/152 (turn of the year October) |
Events
- The Seleucid general Nikanor is defeated by the Maccabees in the battle of Adasa .
- Expulsion of the philosophers and rhetors from Rome .
- Tripolitana falls to Numidia . The reason is the weakness of Carthage after the 2nd Punic War .
- In Sri Lanka , the Tamil King Elara is defeated by the Sinhalese Dutthagamani . This takes over the royal dignity.
Born
- around 161 BC Chr .: Demetrios II. , King of the Syrian Seleucid Empire († 125 BC )
Died
- Nikanor , Greek general