165 BC

February 2011 February 2024 -165 165 __NOTOC__ Year 165 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Torquatus and Octavius (or, less frequently, year 589 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 165 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 By place Seleucid Empire Artaxias I, king of Armenia, is taken captive by the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes when he attacks Armenia. Artaxias is forced to recognize Antiochus IV's suzerainty over Armenia before he is released. Roman Republic The Roman playwright Terence's play Hecyra (The Mother-in-Law) is first performed.Terence W. Geoffrey Arnott https://www.britannica.com/biography/Terence February 24, 2024 Encyclopædia Britannica Births Sima Tan, Chinese astrologist and historian (approximate date) Deaths Mattathias, Jewish leader of the Maccabees Phraates I, king of Parthia (Arsacid dynasty) References