142 BCE

Simon Maccabaeus succeeds his brother Jonathan as High Priest of Judea until 135 BC. Diodotus Tryphon seizes the throne of the Seleucid Empire.

In the 140s BC, the 2nd century BC.

Conflict & Security

  • Diodotus Tryphon seizes the throne of the Seleucid Empire.source

Religion & Belief

  • Simon Maccabaeus succeeds his brother Jonathan as High Priest of Judea until 135 BC.source

Births

  • Ptolemy IX, Egyptian pharaoh (died 81 BC)source