140 BC

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Events

By place

Egypt

• Scipio Aemilianus leads a group of Roman ambassadors to Alexandria, where they meet with Ptolemy VIII.

Judea

• Simon Maccabaeus crowned king of Judea.

Asia

• Han Wudi becomes emperor of China.

Births

• Lucius Licinius Crassus, Roman consul
• Huo Qubing, Chinese general of the Han Dynasty (d. 117 BC)
• Su Wu

Deaths

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