181 BC Chr.
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| 181 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 363/364 (southern Buddhism); 362/363 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 41st (42nd) cycle , year of the metal monkey庚申 ( at the beginning of the earth-sheep year 己未) |
| Greek calendar | 3rd / 4th Year of the 149th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3580/81 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita DLXXIII (573) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 130/131 (turn of the year April); Syria: 131/132 (New Year October) |
Events
- The Histrians attack the Roman colony Aquileia and are repulsed.
- The consuls Publius Cornelius Cethegus and Marcus Baebius Tamphilus enacted the Lex Cornelia Baebia de ambitu, the first law against stealth ( ambitus ) in Roman history.
- Prusias II of Bithynia supports Eumenes II of Pergamon in his war against Pharnakes I of Pontus . Meanwhile, Rome is taking diplomatic steps to end the war.
- King Philip V of Macedonia has his son Demetrios executed for alleged conspiracies. Presumably, the pro-Roman Demetrios is the victim of an intrigue by his older brother Perseus .
Born
- around 181 BC Chr .: Quintus Servilius Caepio , Roman politician († 112 BC )
Died
- Demetrios , Macedonian prince, executed