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			Year '''160 BC''' was a year of the ]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Gallus and Cethegus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 594 '']''''') and the '''Fourth Year of Houyuan'''. The denomination 160 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the ] ] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

	==Events==		== Events ==
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	===By place===

	===~~=Seleucid~~ ~~Empire=~~===		=== By place ===

	* The ] king, ], on campaign in the east of his empire, leaves his general ] to govern the western portion of it.
			==== Seleucid Empire ====
			* The ] king, ] defeats a Jewish rebellion at ].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Demetrius-I-Soter \| access-date=February 26, 2024 \| title=Demetrius I Soter \| series=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>
	* In response to the ]ish high priest, ]', request for assistance, the Seleucid general Bacchides leads an army into ] with the intent of reconquering this now independent kingdom. Bacchides rapidly marches through Judea after carrying out a massacre of the ] in ]. He quickly makes for ], besieging the city and trapping ], the spiritual and military leader of the ], inside. However, Judas and many of his supporters manage to escape the siege.		* In response to the ]ish high priest, ]', request for assistance, the Seleucid general Bacchides leads an army into ] with the intent of reconquering this now independent kingdom. Bacchides rapidly marches through Judea after carrying out a massacre of the ] in ]. He quickly makes for ], besieging the city and trapping ], the spiritual and military leader of the ], inside. However, Judas and many of his supporters manage to escape the siege.
	* Judas Maccabeus and many of his supporters regroup to face the Seleucid forces in the ] (near modern day ]). Greatly outnumbered, the Maccabees are defeated and Judas Maccabeus is killed during the battle.		* Judas Maccabeus and many of his supporters regroup to face the Seleucid forces in the ] (near modern day ]). Greatly outnumbered, the Maccabees are defeated and Judas Maccabeus is killed during the battle.
	* ] is succeeded as army commander and leader of the ] by his younger brother, ].		* Judas Maccabeus is succeeded as army commander and leader of the ] by his younger brother, ].
	* Demetrius I defeats and kills the rebel general ] and is recognized as king of the Seleucid empire by the ]. Demetrius acquires his surname of Soter (meaning ''Saviour'') from the ]ns, for delivering them from the tyranny of Timarchus. The Seleucid empire is temporarily united again.		* Demetrius I defeats and kills the rebel general ] and is recognized as king of the Seleucid empire by the ]. Demetrius acquires his surname of Soter (meaning ''Saviour'') from the ]ns, for delivering them from the tyranny of Timarchus. The Seleucid empire is temporarily united again.
	* The ]n King, ], seizes ] from the ]s following the death of Timarchus.		* The ]n King, ], seizes ] from the ]s following the death of Timarchus.

	====Bactria====		==== Bactria ====
	* The king of ], ], is considered to have killed ], an Indo-Greek king who rules the western and southern parts of the Indo-Greek kingdom, when he invades the western territories of that kingdom.		* The king of ], ], is considered to have killed ], an Indo-Greek king who rules the western and southern parts of the Indo-Greek kingdom, when he invades the western territories of that kingdom.

	====China====		==== China ====
	* A ''Painted banner'', from the tomb of the wife of the ] (of the ] in ], ], ], is made (approximate date). It is nowadays preserved at the Historical museum in ].		* A ''Painted banner'', from the tomb of the wife of the ], of the ], in ], ], ], is made (approximate date). It is nowadays preserved at the Historical museum in ].

	====Armenia====		==== Armenia ====
	* ] succeeds his father ] as king of ].		* ] succeeds his father ] as king of ].

	====Roman Republic====		==== Roman Republic ====
	* The ] playwright ]'s play '']'' (The Brothers) is first performed at the funeral of the Roman general, ].		* The ] playwright ]'s play '']'' (The Brothers) is first performed<ref>{{cite web \| title=Terence \| first=W. Geoffrey \| last=Arnott \| url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Terence \| access-date=February 24, 2024 \| series=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref> at the funeral of the Roman general, ].
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	==Births==		== Births ==
	* ], King of ] (d. ])		* ], King of ] (d. ])<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jugurtha \| access-date=February 27, 2024 \| title=Jugurtha \| series=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>
	* ], Greek astronomer and mathematician who will write ~~the~~ ''~~Sphaerics~~'', a book on the geometry of the sphere (d. c. ])		* ], Greek astronomer and mathematician who will write '']'', a book on the geometry of the sphere (d. c. ]), later translated from Arabic back into Latin to help restore knowledge of Euclidean geometry to the West.
			* ], Roman statesman and general

	==Deaths==		== Deaths ==
		⚫	* ], king of ] who has ruled since ] and the founder of the ], whose members would rule the Kingdom of Armenia for nearly two centuries
⚫	* ], ] general and politician who ~~has been~~ involved in Rome's victory during the ] between Rome and ] (approximate date)
		⚫	* ], Indo-Greek king who, since ], has ruled the western and southern parts of the Indo-Greek kingdom, from ] in ] to the areas of ] and possibly ]
⚫	* ], Roman ], politician and general whose victory over the Macedonians in the ] ~~has~~ ended the ] (b. c. ])
		⚫	* ], ] general and politician who was involved in Rome's victory during the ] between Rome and ] (approximate date)
⚫	* ], king of ] who has ruled since ] and the founder of the ], whose members would rule the Kingdom of Armenia for nearly two centuries
		⚫	* ], third son of the ]ish priest ], who led the ] revolt against the ] until his death
⚫	* ], Indo-Greek king who, since ], has ruled the western and southern parts of the Indo-Greek kingdom, from ] in ] to the areas of ] and possibly ]
		⚫	* ], Roman ], politician and general whose victory over the Macedonians in the ] ended the ] (b. c. ])
⚫	* ], third son of the ]ish priest ], who ~~has~~ led the ] revolt against the ] until his death
	* ], ] nobleman, possibly from ] in ], appointed governor of ] in western ] by the Seleucid king ] and who has rebelled against his successor, ], until he is killed in a battle with Demetrius' forces		* ], ] nobleman, possibly from ] in ], appointed governor of ] in western ] by the Seleucid king ] and who has rebelled against his successor, ], until he is killed in a battle with Demetrius' forces

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Calendar year

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	3rd century BC 2nd century BC 1st century BC
Decades:	180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC
Years:	163 BC 162 BC 161 BC 160 BC 159 BC 158 BC 157 BC
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160 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	160 BC CLX BC
Ab urbe condita	594
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 164
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy VI Philometor, 21
Ancient Greek era	155th Olympiad (victor )¹
Assyrian calendar	4591
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−753 – −752
Berber calendar	791
Buddhist calendar	385
Burmese calendar	−797
Byzantine calendar	5349–5350
Chinese calendar	庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 2538 or 2331 — to — 辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 2539 or 2332
Coptic calendar	−443 – −442
Discordian calendar	1007
Ethiopian calendar	−167 – −166
Hebrew calendar	3601–3602
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−103 – −102
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2941–2942
Holocene calendar	9841
Iranian calendar	781 BP – 780 BP
Islamic calendar	805 BH – 804 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2174
Minguo calendar	2071 before ROC 民前2071年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1627
Seleucid era	152/153 AG
Thai solar calendar	383–384
Tibetan calendar	阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) −33 or −414 or −1186 — to — 阴金蛇年 (female Iron-Snake) −32 or −413 or −1185

Year 160 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallus and Cethegus (or, less frequently, year 594 Ab urbe condita) and the Fourth Year of Houyuan. The denomination 160 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Seleucid Empire

The Seleucid king, Demetrius I Soter defeats a Jewish rebellion at Palestine.
In response to the Jewish high priest, Alcimus', request for assistance, the Seleucid general Bacchides leads an army into Judea with the intent of reconquering this now independent kingdom. Bacchides rapidly marches through Judea after carrying out a massacre of the Assideans in Galilee. He quickly makes for Jerusalem, besieging the city and trapping Judas Maccabeus, the spiritual and military leader of the Maccabees, inside. However, Judas and many of his supporters manage to escape the siege.
Judas Maccabeus and many of his supporters regroup to face the Seleucid forces in the Battle of Elasa (near modern day Ramallah). Greatly outnumbered, the Maccabees are defeated and Judas Maccabeus is killed during the battle.
Judas Maccabeus is succeeded as army commander and leader of the Maccabees by his younger brother, Jonathan Maccabeus.
Demetrius I defeats and kills the rebel general Timarchus and is recognized as king of the Seleucid empire by the Roman Senate. Demetrius acquires his surname of Soter (meaning Saviour) from the Babylonians, for delivering them from the tyranny of Timarchus. The Seleucid empire is temporarily united again.
The Parthian King, Mithradates I, seizes Media from the Seleucids following the death of Timarchus.

Bactria

The king of Bactria, Eucratides I, is considered to have killed Apollodotus I, an Indo-Greek king who rules the western and southern parts of the Indo-Greek kingdom, when he invades the western territories of that kingdom.

China

A Painted banner, from the tomb of the wife of the Marquis of Dai, of the Han dynasty, in Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan, is made (approximate date). It is nowadays preserved at the Historical museum in Beijing.

Armenia

Artavasdes I succeeds his father Artaxias I as king of Armenia.

Roman Republic

The Roman playwright Terence's play Adelphoe (The Brothers) is first performed at the funeral of the Roman general, Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus.

Births

Jugurtha, King of Numidia (d. 104 BC)
Theodosius of Bithynia, Greek astronomer and mathematician who will write Spherics, a book on the geometry of the sphere (d. c. 100 BC), later translated from Arabic back into Latin to help restore knowledge of Euclidean geometry to the West.
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, Roman statesman and general

Deaths

Artaxias I, king of Armenia who has ruled since 190 BC and the founder of the Artaxiad dynasty, whose members would rule the Kingdom of Armenia for nearly two centuries
Apollodotus I, Indo-Greek king who, since 180 BC, has ruled the western and southern parts of the Indo-Greek kingdom, from Taxila in Punjab to the areas of Sindh and possibly Gujarat
Gaius Laelius, Roman general and politician who was involved in Rome's victory during the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage (approximate date)
Judas Maccabeus, third son of the Jewish priest Mattathias, who led the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire until his death
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, Roman consul, politician and general whose victory over the Macedonians in the Battle of Pydna ended the Third Macedonian War (b. c. 229 BC)
Timarchus, Seleucid nobleman, possibly from Miletus in Anatolia, appointed governor of Media in western Iran by the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes and who has rebelled against his successor, Demetrius I Soter, until he is killed in a battle with Demetrius' forces

References

"Demetrius I Soter". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
Arnott, W. Geoffrey. "Terence". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
"Jugurtha". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 27, 2024.

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