158 BC
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The Year 158 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lepidus and Laenas (or, less frequently, year 596 Ab urbe condita) and the Sixth Year of Houyuan. The denomination 158 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
[edit]By place
[edit]Asia Minor
[edit]- At the request of the Romans, Ariarathes V, king of Cappadocia, rejects a proposal from the Seleucid king, Demetrius I, for him to marry the sister of Demetrius I. In response, Seleucid forces attack Cappadocia and remove Ariarathes V from the Cappadocian throne. Demetrius I then replaces him with Orophernes Nicephorus, a supposed son of the late king, Ariarathes IV. With Ariarathes V deprived of his kingdom, he flees to Rome.[citation needed]
Births
[edit]- Publius Rutilius Rufus, Roman consul, statesman, orator and historian (d. c. 78 BC).[1]
Deaths
[edit]- Emperor Kōgen of Japan, according to legend.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Fowler, Harold N. (1905). A History of Roman Literature. New York, USA: D. Appleton & Company. p. 44. LCCN 03013632. OCLC 1046538338. OL 7073684M. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 542. ISBN 9780674017535.
- ↑ Reed, Edward J. (1880). "Chapter XVII: Foreign relations of Japan". Japan: History, Traditions, and Religions, with the narrative of a visit in 1879. II. London: John Murray. p. 289. LCCN 04024334. OCLC 1047495757. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Internet Archive.