Decade · 129 BCE – 120 BCE
The world in the 120s BCE
From 129 BCE to 120 BCE the atlas holds 88 states standing at some time. 1 things began - Battle of Ecbatana - and 3 ended; 8 people were born and 10 died.
What began in the 120s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
Wars and battles 1
- Battle of Ecbatana · battle · 129 BCE
What ended in the 120s BCE
States 2
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom · state · 250 – 125 BCE
- Paphlagonia · state · 279 – 127 BCE
Wars and battles 1
- Seleucid–Parthian Wars · war · 238 – 129 BCE
Born and died
Born 8
- Alexander Jannaeus · politician · 127 – 76 BCE
- Philip I Philadelphus · ruler · 125 – 83 BCE
- Marcus Aemilius Lepidus · politician · 120 – 77 BCE
- Gaius Scribonius Curio · politician · 124 – 53 BCE
- Gnaeus Papirius Carbo · politician · 129 – 82 BCE
- Gaius Aurelius Cotta · politician · 124 – 73 BCE
- Marcus Aurelius Cotta · politician · 120 – 101 BCE
- Decimus Junius Brutus · politician · 120 – 101 BCE
Died 10
- Polybius · writer · 200 – 129 BCE
- Hipparchus · astronomer · 190 – 120 BCE
- Scipio Aemilianus · military leader · 185 – 129 BCE
- Gaius Gracchus · politician · 154 – 121 BCE
- Cleopatra Thea · ruler · 164 – 121 BCE
- Demetrius II Nicator · ruler · 161 – 125 BCE
- Marcus Fulvius Flaccus · politician · 168 – 121 BCE
- Liu An · philosopher · 179 – 122 BCE
- Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Porcina · politician · 180 – 123 BCE
- Hyspaosines · ruler · 209 – 124 BCE
States of the 120s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 120s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 129 BCE.
Europe8 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus, Roman consul since 129 BCE and Manius Aquillius, Roman consul since 129 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus, Roman consul since 129 BCE and Manius Aquillius, Roman consul since 129 BCE
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE · Parisades IV Philometor, King of the Bosporus since 150 BCE
- Odrysian kingdom · 460 BCE – 46 CE
- Tauri · 600 BCE – 100 CE
- Roman Libya · 146 BCE – 672 CE
Middle East and North Africa40 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
- Parthian Empire · 247 BCE – 224 CE
- Seleucid Empire · 312 – 63 BCE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
and 32 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia19 states
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Indo-Greek Kingdom · 180 BCE – 10 CE
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom · 250 – 125 BCE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Shunga Empire · 185 – 75 BCE · Vasumitra, Sunga emperor since 131 BCE
- Satavahana dynasty · 230 BCE – 220 CE
and 11 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia15 states
- Han dynasty · 206 BCE – 220 CE · Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor of China since 141 BCE
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Nanyue · 207 – 111 BCE · Zhao Mo, king since 137 BCE
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Chinese Empire · 220 BCE – 1912 CE · Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor of China since 141 BCE
- Okjeo · 301 BCE – 300 CE
and 7 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania2 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown4 states
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Wiman Chosŏn · 194 – 108 BCE
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 149 BCE – 100 BCE: every state, war and life of the 120s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 124 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.