This page relates to the year -161 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

• With Rome, Consul At of Mr. Valerius Messalla, C. Fannius Strabo.

• a Jewish embassy in Rome concluded a treaty from alliance. The Romans write with Démétrios Ier Sôter to cease the war against the Judaea. The letter arrives too late. To the news of the defeat of Nicanor, Démétrios sends Alkime with an army directed by Bacchidès, which occupies Jerusalem and puts at research Judas Macchabée in the area of “ Béérzeth with 20  000 infantrymen and 2000 riders ”. With the approach of this army, many Jews disperse. Judas is found with 800 men. He refuses to flee and will be killed in a desperate combat (April-May/-160).

Arts & culture

• Eunuque , comedy of Terence.

Births

• Cléopâtre III

Death