160 BC

160 BC was a year in the pre-Julian Roman calendar. It is identified using the proleptic Julian calendar.

Events

• The Roman consul Lucius Anicius Gallus triumphs over King Gentius of Illyria, marking the effective end of the Illyrian Wars.
• Judas Maccabeus, leader of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire, dies in the Battle of Elasa fighting against the Seleucid general Bacchides. He is succeeded by his brother, Jonathan Apphus.
• Terence's play The Eunuch (Eunuchus) is performed in Rome, becoming his most popular work.
• Approximate completion date of the construction of the Great Altar of Pergamon.

Births

• Jugurtha, King of Numidia (approximate date) (d. 104 BC)
• Cleopatra Thea, Seleucid Queen (d. 121 BC)

Deaths

• Judas Maccabeus, Jewish leader of the Maccabean Revolt.
• Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, Roman general and politician (b. c. 229 BC)
• Terence, Roman playwright (approximate date) (b. c. 195/185 BC)