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146 BCE

Spring – Carthage falls to Roman forces under Scipio Aemilianus and the city is completely destroyed. End of the Third Punic War. Achaean War: The Romans conquer the Achaean League and southern Greece becomes a Roman province. Hipparchus determines the equinoctial point.

Conflict & Security

  • Spring – Carthage falls to Roman forces under Scipio Aemilianus and the city is completely destroyed. End of the Third Punic War.source
  • Achaean War: The Romans conquer the Achaean League and southern Greece becomes a Roman province.source
  • Roman armies destroy Carthage and Corinth.source

Science & Discovery

  • Hipparchus determines the equinoctial point.source

Deaths

  • Critolaus, general of the Achaean Leaguesource
  • Gentius, the last king of Illyria (approximate date)source