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| 175 BC Chr. | |
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 Antiochus IV takes control of the Seleucid Empire . |
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| 175 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 369/370 (southern Buddhism); 368/369 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 42nd (43rd) cycle , year of the fire tiger 丙寅 ( at the beginning of the year wood buffalo 乙丑) |
| Greek calendar | 1./2. Year of the 151st Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3586/87 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita DLXXIX (579) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 136/137 (turn of the year April); Syria: 137/138 (New Year October) |
Events
- Antiochus IV , who was built up by the Attalids in Pergamon as a counter-pretender to his brother Seleucos IV , can take over the rule of the Seleucid kingdom without a fight because Seleucus is murdered by his chancellor Heliodorus . Seleucus' son Demetrios is still a minor at the time of his father's murder and is held hostage in Rome . Antiochus IV receives the approval of the Roman Senate . Before that he had also lived as a hostage in Rome for 14 years.
Died
- Apollonius eidographer , grammarian
- Seleucus IV Philopator, King of the Seleucid Empire