-189

This page relates to the year -189 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

Exile of Hannibal in Bithynie. The future Antiochos IV is retained like hostage in Rome (fine in -175).

After the defeat of Antiochos III of Syria Hannibal must flee again and require asylum of the king of Bithynie, Prusias Ier. As this one wants to deliver it to the Romans, Hannibal commits suicide in -184.
the king Eumène II of Pergame is received by the Roman Sénat.
an agreement is concluded between Rome and Pergame for control shared from the Asia Mineure.

Division of the Arménie into Large and Small Arménie by two generals of Antiochos III, Artaxias and Zareh which proclaims independent with the approval of the Roman Sénat.
With died of Zareh, Artaxias will annex its kingdom and will increase its State with the detriment of Albans (current Azerbaïdjan) and of Ibères (Georgia NS). It will transport its capital of Armavir to Artaxata, on the Araxe, city built within Hannibal, a time taken refuge at the court of Arménie.

Beginning of the reign of Démétrios Ier de Bactriane, Greek king of Bactriane (or -200, end in -166). Apogee of the Greek kingdom of Bactriane.

the victory over Antiochos III of Syria marks, of the opinion even the Old ones, the birth of the Luxuria , i.e. of the private consumption of the luxury. After the victories over the Macedonia and the Syria, an enormous quantity of artist but works of art also, Greek rhéteurs, painters and philosophers break on Rome, charged to train the noble young people and to produce objects intended for private consumption.

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