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General

Population: Between 190 and 230 million*

• Technology: Earliest known paved streets - Rome (170 BC)
• Deaths: King Laman (178 BC), "Father of Latin Literature" Ennius of Rome (170 BC), Greek matematician Appolonius of Perga (170 BC)

Africa

• Egypt: Antiochys IV invades Egypt and captures Ptolemy VI - younger brother Ptolemy VII Euergetes made king (170 BC)
  Antiochus withdraws and brothers reign jointly (170 BC)

Americas

• General: King Laman dies (Lamanite) (178 BC)

Asia

• China: Iron weapons and tools used widely (175 BC)
  Hsiung-nu defeat the Yue Qu and dominate eastern steppes (170 BC)

Europe

• General: Third Macedonian War - Macedonians under Perseus attack and defeat Rome (172-171 BC)
• Greece: Perseus, son of Philip V of Macedonia, continues war with Rome until 167 BC (179 BC)
• Roman Empire: First stone bridge built in Rome - Pons Aemilius

Middle East

• Judaea: Antiochus Epiphanes (Selucid / Greek) rules Jews
• Persia: Antiochus IV Epiphanes becomes King of Seleucid Empire (175 BC)
  Mithradates I becomes Parthian king (171 BC)
  Parthinians begin to conquer Selucid kingdom (170 BC)