120s BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	3rd century BC 2nd century BC 1st century BC
Decades:	140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC
Years:	129 BC 128 BC 127 BC 126 BC 125 BC 124 BC 123 BC 122 BC 121 BC 120 BC
Categories:	Births Deaths Establishments

This article concerns the period 129 BC – 120 BC.

Events

129 BC

By place

The Republic of Rome

• The Kingdom of Pergamon becomes the Roman Province of Asia upon the defeat of Aristonicus, pretender to the Attalid throne, by M. Perperna.
• C. Sempronius Tuditanus celebrates his triumph over the Iapydes of Illyria.
• Scipio Aemilianus, victor of Carthage is possibly assassinated by his enemies in Rome.

Syria

• Battle of Ecbatana: The Seleucid King Antiochus VII Sidetes is defeated and killed by the Parthians under Phraates II, ending Seleucid control over Media or Mesopotamia.
• Having been freed by the Parthians, Demetrius II of Syria recovers the throne of the Seleucid Empire.

Asia

• Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty launches his first offensive into the northern steppe.

By topic

Philosophy

• Crates of Tarsus succeeds Carneades as head of the Academy in Athens.

Astronomy

• Hipparchus publishes his catalog of stars.
• Total solar eclipse, used by Hipparchus to estimate distance to the moon.

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