Misplaced Pages

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 144.135.184.227 (talk) at 02:52, 29 January 2005. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC

Decades: 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC - 160s BC - 150s BC140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC

Years: 171 BC 170 BC 169 BC 168 BC 167 BC - 166 BC - 165 BC 164 BC 163 BC 162 BC 161 BC

Events

• Battle of Beth Horon The Jewish rebel leader Judas Maccabaeus defeats the Seleucids.
• Battle of Emmaus Judas Maccabeus again defeats the Seleucids
• First Roman envoy to China arrives The first recorded direct contact between the Chinese and Roman empires occured during the 9th Chinese month (between 12th October and 11th November) in 166 BC.

Births

Deaths

• Mattathias, father of Judas Maccabaeus

• 160s BC