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148 BCE

Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus divides Numidia among the three sons of the recently deceased Masinissa. Demetrius II Nicator, claimant to the Seleucid throne had challenged Alexander Balas, in view of the threat of such an invasion Ptolemy VI Philometor entered Coele-Syria, passing through the cities of Ashdod and Jaffa, to Ptolemais. With the defeat of Andriscus in the Battle of Pydna by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus, Macedon is reorganized as a Roman province by 146 BC.

Conflict & Security

  • Demetrius II Nicator, claimant to the Seleucid throne had challenged Alexander Balas, in view of the threat of such an invasion Ptolemy VI Philometor entered Coele-Syria, passing through the cities of Ashdod and Jaffa, to Ptolemais.source
  • With the defeat of Andriscus in the Battle of Pydna by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus, Macedon is reorganized as a Roman province by 146 BC.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Construction of the Via Postumia, linking Aquileia and Genua.source

Religion & Belief

  • Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus divides Numidia among the three sons of the recently deceased Masinissa.source

Technology & Infrastructure

  • Corlea Trackway built in County Longfordsource

Deaths

  • Liu Rong, Chinese crown prince of the Han dynastysource
  • Masinissa, king of Numidia (b. c. 238 BC)source
  • Yuan Ang, Chinese statesman of the Han dynastysource