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133 BCE

133 BCE in world history: 5 events, 2 deaths and 1 state that came to an end. 287 recorded states existed that year.

ProfileState191 states with a known seat in 133 BCEOpen the atlas at 133 BCE →

In the profiles

  • Xiongnu EmpireA failed Han ambush at Mayi ends the policy of appeasement
  • EphesusAttalus III bequeaths Pergamon, including Ephesus, to Rome
  • MiletusBequest of Attalus III brings Miletus under Roman supremacy in Asia
  • CeltiberiansScipio Aemilianus starves Numantia into surrender and razes it
  • Roman RepublicThe tribune Tiberius Gracchus is killed, opening an age of political violence

Died in 133 BCE 2

States that came to an end 1

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