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 The Romans cross the Olympus Mountains in the Third Macedonian-Roman War . |
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| 169 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 375/376 (southern Buddhism); 374/375 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 42nd (43rd) cycle , year of the water monkey 壬申 ( at the beginning of the year metal sheep 辛未) |
| Greek calendar | 3rd / 4th Year of the 152nd Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3592/93 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita DLXXXV (585) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 142/143 (turn of the year April); Syria: 143/144 (turn of the year October) |
Events
- In the Third Macedonian-Roman War , under the command of Quintus Marcius Philippus, the Roman army crossed the Olympos Mountains, but this year too there was no decisive breakthrough.
- In the Sixth Syrian War , Seleucid king Antiochus IV occupied large parts of Egypt . However, he fails to take Alexandria .
Died
- Quintus Ennius , Latin poet (* 239 BC )
- Eulaios , Macedonian eunuch and regent of Egypt