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Emperor Jing of Han

188 BC – 141 BC

Ruler

Emperor Jing of Han (188 BC – 9 March 141 BC), born Liu Qi, was the sixth emperor of the Han dynasty from 157 to 141 BC. His reign saw the limiting of the power…

Jonathan Apphus

2nd century BC – 143 BC

High Priest of Israel, Military commander, Governor

Jonathan Apphus (Hebrew: יוֹנָתָן‎ אַפְּפוּס Yōnāṯān ʾApfūs; Ancient Greek: Ἰωνάθαν Ἀπφοῦς, Iōnáthan Apphoûs) was one of the sons of Mattathias and the leader o…

Aristarchus of Samothrace

217 BC – 144 BC

Writer, Librarian, Critic

Aristarchus of Samothrace (Ancient Greek: Ἀρίσταρχος ὁ Σαμόθραξ, romanized: Aristarchos o Samothrax; c. 220 – c. 143 BC) was an ancient Greek grammarian, noted…

Ptolemy VI Philometor

186 BC – 145 BC

Sovereign

Here is the refined memorial biography for Ptolemy VI Philometor, with only well-supported facts preserved and verified: Ptolemy VI Philometor (born circa 186…

Alexander Balas

2nd century BC – 145 BC

Sovereign

Alexander I Theopator Euergetes, who used the epitaph Balas (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος Βάλας, romanized: Alexandros Balas), was the ruler of the Seleucid Empire…

Masinissa

238 BC – 148 BC

Monarch

Masinissa (Numidian: MSNSN) (c. 238 BC – 148 BC), also spelled Massinissa, Massena and Massan, was an ancient Numidian king best known for leading a federation…

Pushyamitra Shunga

3rd century BC – 148 BC

Sovereign

Pushyamitra Shunga (IAST: Puṣyamitra Śuṅga; reigned c. 185 – c. 149 BCE), also known as Pushpamitra Shunga (IAST: Puṣpamitra Śuṅga) was the founder and the firs…

Cato the Elder

234 BC – 149 BC

Writer, Historian, Economist, Poet, Politician, Philosopher

Marcus Porcius Cato (; 234–149 BC), also known as Cato the Censor (Latin: Censorius), the Elder and the Wise, was a Roman soldier, senator, and historian known…

Demetrius I Soter

187 BC – 150 BC

Monarch

Demetrius I Soter (Ancient Greek: Δημήτριος Α` ὁ Σωτήρ, Dēmḗtrios ho Sōtḗr, "Demetrius the Saviour"; 185 – June 150 BC) reigned as king of the Hellenistic Seleu…

Emperor Wen of Han

203 BC – 157 BC

Confucian scholar

Emperor Wen of Han (Chinese: 漢文帝; 203/02 – 6 July 157 BC), personal name Liu Heng (劉恆), was the fifth emperor of the Han dynasty from 180 until his death in 157…

Eumenes II

221 BC – 159 BC

Military leader

Eumenes II Soter (; Ancient Greek: Εὐμένης Σωτήρ;) was king of the Hellenistic kingdom of Pergamon from 197 BC to 159 BC. He was a son of Attalus I Soter and qu…

Pharnaces I of Pontus

3rd century BC – 159 BC

Monarch

Pharnaces I (Greek: Φαρνάκης; lived 2nd century BC) was the fifth king of Pontus. Of Persian and Greek ancestry, he was the son of King Mithridates III of Pontu…

Terence

185 BC – 159 BC

Comedy writer, Poet, Writer, Playwright

Publius Terentius Afer (; c. 195/185 – c. 159 BC), better known in English as Terence (), was a playwright during the Roman Republic. He was the author of six c…

Artaxias I

— – 160 BC

Sovereign

Artaxias I (from Ancient Greek: Άρταξίας) was the founder of the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia, ruling from 189 BC to 160 BC. Artaxias was a member of a branch of…

Judas Maccabeus

— – 160 BC

Kohen, Military commander, Priest

Judas Maccabaeus (), also known as Judah Maccabee (Hebrew: יהודה המכבי, romanized: Yehudah HaMakabi), was a Jewish priest (kohen) and a son of the priest Mattat…

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Kaṇāda

2nd century BC – 2nd century BC

Philosopher

Kaṇāda (Sanskrit: कणाद, IAST: Kaṇāda), also known as Kaṇabhaksha, Kaṇabhuj was an ancient Indian natural scientist and philosopher who founded the Vaisheshika s…

Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus

228 BC – 160 BC

Politician, Military personnel, Army officer, Military leader

Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 – 160 BC) was a consul of the Roman Republic, as well as a general, who conquered the Antigonid kingdom of Macedon d…

Antiochus V Eupator

173 BC – 162 BC

Monarch

Antiochus V Eupator (Ancient Greek: Αντίοχος Ε' Ευπάτωρ), whose epithet means "of a good father" (c. 172 BC – 162 BC) was a ruler of the Seleucid Empire who rei…

Antiochus IV Epiphanes

215 BC – 164 BC

Aristocrat

Antiochus IV Epiphanes (c. 215 BC–November/December 164 BC) was king of the Seleucid Empire from 175 BC until his death in 164 BC. Notable events during Antioch…

Mattathias

2nd century BC – 166 BC

Kohen

Here is a refined and fact-based memorial biography of Mattathias ben Johanan, based strictly on reliable sources: Biography of Mattathias ben Johanan Mattath…