Decade · 169 BCE – 160 BCE
The world in the 160s BCE
From 169 BCE to 160 BCE the atlas holds 94 states standing at some time. 9 things began - Nabataeans, Hasmonean dynasty and Maccabean Revolt among them - and 8 ended; 12 people were born and 12 died.
What began in the 160s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 3
- Nabataeans · state · 164 BCE – 105 CE
- Hasmonean dynasty · state · 167 BCE
- Kingdom of Commagene · state · 163 BCE – 72 CE
Wars and battles 5
- Battle of Pydna · battle · 168 BCE
- Battle of Elasa · battle · 160 BCE
- Battle of Beth Zechariah · battle · 162 BCE
- Battle of Beth Zur · battle · 164 BCE
- Battle of Emmaus · battle · 165 BCE
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Maccabean Revolt · unrest · 167 – 160 BCE
What ended in the 160s BCE
States 3
- Macedonia · state · 808 – 167 BCE
- Antigonid dynasty · state · 306 – 168 BCE
- Molossians · state · 170 – 165 BCE
Wars and battles 4
- Syrian Wars · war · 274 – 168 BCE
- Third Macedonian War · war · 171 – 168 BCE
- Illyrian Wars · war · 229 – 168 BCE
- Sixth Syrian War · war · 170 – 168 BCE
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Maccabean Revolt · unrest · 167 – 160 BCE
Born and died
Born 12
- Jugurtha · military leader · 160 – 104 BCE
- Cleopatra III · monarch · 161 – 101 BCE
- Cleopatra Thea · ruler · 164 – 121 BCE
- Demetrius II Nicator · ruler · 161 – 125 BCE
- Marcus Aemilius Scaurus · politician · 162 – 88 BCE
- Marcus Fulvius Flaccus · politician · 168 – 121 BCE
- Lucius Caecilius Metellus Delmaticus · politician · 161 – 103 BCE
- Sima Tan · writer · 165 – 110 BCE
- Ptolemy Eupator · statesperson · 166 – 152 BCE
- Gaius Papirius Carbo · politician · 163 – 119 BCE
- Dutugamunu the Great · monarch · 165 – 137 BCE
- Titus Quintius Flamininus · politician · 166 – 151 BCE
Died 12
- Ennius · poet · 239 – 169 BCE
- Antiochus IV Epiphanes · ruler · 215 – 164 BCE
- Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus · military leader · 228 – 160 BCE
- Perseus of Macedon · military personnel · 212 – 166 BCE
- Antiochus V Eupator · monarch · 173 – 162 BCE
- Gaius Claudius Pulcher · politician · 220 – 167 BCE
- Gnaeus Octavius · politician · 209 – 162 BCE
- Lucius Valerius Flaccus · politician · 180 – 161 BCE
- Ellalan · monarch · 235 – 161 BCE
- Marcus Junius Brutus · politician · 221 – 164 BCE
- Servius Fulvius Flaccus · politician · 190 – 161 BCE
- Quintus Cassius Longinus · politician · 207 – 164 BCE
States of the 160s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 160s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 169 BCE.
Europe14 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Gnaeus Servilius Caepio, Roman consul since 169 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Gnaeus Servilius Caepio, Roman consul since 169 BCE
- Macedonia · 808 – 167 BCE · Perseus of Macedon, king of Macedonia since 179 BCE
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Colchis · 1701 – 164 BCE
- 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
and 6 more; every state of Europe.
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 · Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Seleucid ruler since 175 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 · Antimachus II, monarch since 174 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 · Wiman of Old Chosŏn, wang since 194 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, 189 BCE – 140 BCE: every state, war and life of the 160s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 164 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.