159 BC

Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC

Decades: 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC - 150s BC - 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC

Years: 164 BC 163 BC 162 BC 161 BC 160 BC - 159 BC - 158 BC 157 BC 156 BC 155 BC 154 BC

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Events

• In Rome, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus becomes princeps senatus for the fifth time.

Births

Deaths

• Publius Terentius Afer (Terence), Roman playwright