Third Punic War 148 BC–145 BC

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Who lived through the Third Punic War

Well-known people alive during 148 BC–145 BC:

• Polybius (199 BC–119 BC) — ancient Greek historian
• Hipparchus (189 BC–119 BC) — 2nd century Greek astronomer, geographer and mathematician
• Emperor Wu of Han (155 BC–86 BC) — seventh emperor of the Han dynasty of China (157 BC–87 BC)
• Gaius Marius (157 BC–85 BC) — Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)
• Manetho (201 BC–) — 3rd-century BC Egyptian historian and priest
• Apollodorus of Athens (179 BC–119 BC) — ancient Greek grammarian and historian
• Tiberius Gracchus (161 BC–132 BC) — ancient Rome politician
• Ptolemy VI (185 BC–144 BC) — Egyptian pharaoh
• Mithridates I of Parthia (194 BC–131 BC) — king of Parthian Empire from 165 to 132 BC
• Scipio Aemilianus (184 BC–128 BC) — Roman politician and general (185–129 BC)
• Jugurtha (159 BC–103 BC) — King of Numidia
• Carneades (212 BC–128 BC) — ancient Greek philosopher
• Cleopatra II of Egypt (186 BC–115 BC) — queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
• Ptolemy VIII Physcon (181 BC–115 BC) — an Egyptian king from the second century BC
• Cleopatra III of Egypt (160 BC–100 BC) — queen of Egypt from 142 to 131 BC and again from 127 to 116 BC
• Gaius Gracchus (153 BC–121 BC) — ancient Roman politician
• Panaetius (184 BC–110 BC) — 2nd-century BC Greek philosopher
• Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator (161 BC–) — Egyptian pharaoh
• Zhang Qian (199 BC–113 BC) — imperial envoy to the world outside of China in the 2nd century BC
• Dionysius Thrax (169 BC–89 BC) — ancient Greek grammarian
• Cleopatra Thea (163 BC–120 BC) — queen of Seleucid Empire (c. 164 - 121 BC)
• Phraates III of Parthia (200 BC–) — Parthian emperor (70 BC - 57 BC)
• Phraates II of Parthia (200 BC–126 BC) — Parthian emperor (132-128 BC)
• Aglaonike (199 BC–99 BC) — ancient Greek astronomer, daughter of Hegetor
• Gaius Lucilius (179 BC–101 BC) — 2nd-century BC Roman satirist

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