140 BCE
Simon Maccabaeus crowned king of Judea. Scipio Aemilianus leads a group of Roman ambassadors to Alexandria, where they meet with King Ptolemy VIII.
In the 140s BC, the 2nd century BC.
- Simon Maccabaeus crowned king of Judea.source
- Scipio Aemilianus leads a group of Roman ambassadors to Alexandria, where they meet with King Ptolemy VIII.source
Births
- Huo Qubing, Chinese general of the Han dynasty (died 117 BC)source
- Su Wu, Chinese diplomat and statesman (died 60 BC)source
- Lucius Licinius Crassus, Roman consul and statesman (died 91 BC)source
- Tigranes the Great, king of Armenia (died 55 BC)source