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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.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Simon Maccabaeus crowned king of Judea.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • 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 (d. 117 BC)source
  • Su Wu, Chinese diplomat and statesman (d. 60 BC)source
  • Lucius Licinius Crassus, Roman consul and statesman (d. 91 BC)source
  • Tigranes the Great, king of Armenia (d. 55 BC)source