171 BC
250 BC by topic |
Politics |
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Categories |
Gregorian calendar | 250 BC CCL BC |
Ab urbe condita | 504 |
Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 74 |
- Pharaoh | Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 34 |
Ancient Greek era | 132nd Olympiad, year 3 |
Assyrian calendar | 4501 |
Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
Bengali calendar | −842 |
Berber calendar | 701 |
Buddhist calendar | 295 |
Burmese calendar | −887 |
Byzantine calendar | 5259–5260 |
Chinese calendar | 庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2448 or 2241 — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2449 or 2242 |
Coptic calendar | −533 – −532 |
Discordian calendar | 917 |
Ethiopian calendar | −257 – −256 |
Hebrew calendar | 3511–3512 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | −193 – −192 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 2851–2852 |
Holocene calendar | 9751 |
Iranian calendar | 871 BP – 870 BP |
Islamic calendar | 898 BH – 897 BH |
Javanese calendar | N/A |
Julian calendar | N/A |
Korean calendar | 2084 |
Minguo calendar | 2161 before ROC 民前2161年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1717 |
Seleucid era | 62/63 AG |
Thai solar calendar | 293–294 |
Tibetan calendar | 阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) −123 or −504 or −1276 — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) −122 or −503 or −1275 |
Gregorian calendar | 171 BC CLXXI BC |
Ab urbe condita | 583 |
Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 153 |
- Pharaoh | Ptolemy VI Philometor, 10 |
Ancient Greek era | 152nd Olympiad, year 2 |
Assyrian calendar | 4580 |
Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
Bengali calendar | −763 |
Berber calendar | 780 |
Buddhist calendar | 374 |
Burmese calendar | −808 |
Byzantine calendar | 5338–5339 |
Chinese calendar | 己巳年 (Earth Snake) 2527 or 2320 — to — 庚午年 (Metal Horse) 2528 or 2321 |
Coptic calendar | −454 – −453 |
Discordian calendar | 996 |
Ethiopian calendar | −178 – −177 |
Hebrew calendar | 3590–3591 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | −114 – −113 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 2930–2931 |
Holocene calendar | 9830 |
Iranian calendar | 792 BP – 791 BP |
Islamic calendar | 816 BH – 815 BH |
Javanese calendar | N/A |
Julian calendar | N/A |
Korean calendar | 2163 |
Minguo calendar | 2082 before ROC 民前2082年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1638 |
Seleucid era | 141/142 AG |
Thai solar calendar | 372–373 |
Tibetan calendar | 阴土蛇年 (female Earth-Snake) −44 or −425 or −1197 — to — 阳金马年 (male Iron-Horse) −43 or −424 or −1196 |
Events
By place
Greece
- Epirus joins Macedonia in the latter's fight against Rome. However, the Greek leagues remain neutral.
- Thanks to the efforts of Eumenes II of Pergamum while in Rome, the Romans declare war on Macedonia and send troops to Thessaly, thus beginning the Third Macedonian War. In the resulting Battle of Callicinus the Macedonians, led by their king, Perseus, are victorious over a Roman force led by consul Publius Licinius Crassus.
Roman Republic
- The first Roman colony outside Italy is founded at Carteia in southern Hispania after Iberian-born descendants of Roman soldiers appear before the Roman Senate to request a town to live in and are given Carteia, which is named Colonia Libertinorum Carteia.
- Lucius Postumius Albinus is sent by Rome as an ambassador to King Masinissa of Numidia, and to the Carthaginians in order to raise troops for the war against Perseus of Macedonia.
Parthia
- Mithradates I succeeds his brother Phraates I as king of Parthia.
Births
Deaths
- Phraates I, King of Parthia, who has ruled the country since 176 BC