124 BCE
Cleopatra II of Egypt and her brother Ptolemy VIII of Egypt reconcile. Emperor Wu of Han rewards Wei Qing by making him General-in-Chief. Mithridates II succeeds Artabanus I as King of Parthia.
Geopolitics & Diplomacy
- Cleopatra II of Egypt and her brother Ptolemy VIII of Egypt reconcile.source
Conflict & Security
- Spring: The Han general Wei Qing, with an army of 30,000 cavalry, proceeds from Gaoque into Xiongnu territory, and in a night attack surrounds the Tuqi King of the Right in his camp. The Tuqi escapes, but numerous petty chiefs are captured in this and a second engagement.source
- Emperor Wu of Han rewards Wei Qing by making him General-in-Chief.source
- Mithridates II succeeds Artabanus I as King of Parthia.source
- Fregellae's revolt against Rome begins in Latium. Later the city is captured and destroyed by the Romans.source
- Autumn: The Xiongnu retaliate by invading the Prefecture of Dai, where they kill its chief commandant, Zhu Ying.source
- Li Xi and Zhang Cigong invade Xiongnu territory from Youbeiping Prefecture but encounter no enemy forces.source