Decade · 159 BCE – 150 BCE
The world in the 150s BCE
From 159 BCE to 150 BCE the atlas holds 89 states standing at some time. 4 things began - Fourth Macedonian War, Lusitanian Wars and Rebellion of the Seven States among them - and 2 ended; 15 people were born and 11 died.
What began in the 150s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
Wars and battles 3
- Fourth Macedonian War · war · 150 – 148 BCE
- Lusitanian Wars · war · 155 – 139 BCE
- Second Celtiberian War · war · 154 – 151 BCE
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Rebellion of the Seven States · unrest · 154 BCE
What ended in the 150s BCE
Wars and battles 2
- Celtiberian Wars · war · 181 – 151 BCE
- Second Celtiberian War · war · 154 – 151 BCE
Born and died
Born 15
- Emperor Wu of Han · poet · 156 – 87 BCE
- Gaius Marius · military leader · 157 – 86 BCE
- Gaius Gracchus · politician · 154 – 121 BCE
- Antiochus VII Sidetes · monarch · 159 – 130 BCE
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus · politician · 152 – 91 BCE
- Quintus Lutatius Catulus · politician · 150 – 87 BCE
- Eudoxus of Cyzicus · explorer · 150 – 100 BCE
- Lucius Cassius Longinus · politician · 151 – 107 BCE
- Quintus Mucius Scaevola Augur · politician · 159 – 87 BCE
- Marcus Caecilius Metellus · politician · 158 – 111 BCE
- Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius · politician · 157 – 2 BCE
- Marcus Livius Drusus · politician · 155 – 109 BCE
- Gaius Flavius Fimbria · politician · 154 – 101 BCE
- Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica · politician · 154 – 111 BCE
- Servius Sulpicius Galba · politician · 151 – 101 BCE
Died 11
- Terence · poet · 185 – 159 BCE
- Demetrius I Soter · monarch · 187 – 150 BCE
- Eumenes II · military leader · 221 – 159 BCE
- Emperor Wen of Han · ruler · 203 – 157 BCE
- Marcus Aemilius Lepidus · politician · 230 – 152 BCE
- Ptolemy Eupator · statesperson · 166 – 152 BCE
- Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla · politician · 170 – 151 BCE
- Gaius Flaminius · politician · 236 – 151 BCE
- Lucius Postumius Albinus · politician · 199 – 154 BCE
- Lucius Valerius Flaccus · politician · 199 – 152 BCE
- Titus Quintius Flamininus · politician · 166 – 151 BCE
States of the 150s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 150s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 159 BCE.
Europe10 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella, Roman consul since 159 BCE and Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, Roman consul since 159 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella, Roman consul since 159 BCE and Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, Roman consul since 159 BCE
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE · Kamasarye Philoteknos, King of the Bosporus since 180 BCE and Parisades III, King of the Bosporus since 180 BCE
- Achaean League · 280 – 146 BCE
- Odrysian kingdom · 460 BCE – 46 CE
- Epirus · 501 – 146 BCE
and 2 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa39 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 · Demetrius I Soter, Seleucid ruler since 161 BCE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
and 31 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 · Menander I, monarch since 165 BCE
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom · 250 – 125 BCE · Eucratides I, King of Greco-Bactrian kingdom since 171 BCE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Shunga Empire · 185 – 75 BCE · Pushyamitra Shunga, Sunga emperor since 185 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 Wen of Han, Emperor of China since 180 BCE
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Nanyue · 207 – 111 BCE · Zhao Tuo, emperor since 207 BCE
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Chinese Empire · 220 BCE – 1912 CE · Emperor Wen of Han, Emperor of China since 180 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, 179 BCE – 130 BCE: every state, war and life of the 150s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 154 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.