- 185 BC
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Events
By place
Roman Republic
* The Roman general
Scipio Africanus and his brother Lucius are accused byCato the Elder and his supporters of having received bribes from the lateSeleucid king Antiochus III. Scipio defies his accusers, reminds the Romans of their debt to him, and retires to his country house atLiternum inCampania . However, Cato is successful in breaking the political influence of Lucius Scipio and Scipio Africanus.Egypt
* The civil war between the northern and southern areas of Egypt ends with the arrest of
Ankmachis by the Ptolemaic general Conanus.India
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Pusyamitra Sunga assassinates the Mauryan emperorBrhadrata , which brings an end to that dynasty, after which he founds theSunga dynasty .Births
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Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus , leading general and politician of theRoman Republic . Asconsul he will be the commander of the final siege and destruction ofCarthage and will be the leader of the senators opposed to theGracchi (d.129 BC )Deaths
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Brhadrata ,India n emperor, last ruler of the IndianMauryan dynasty (from197 BC )
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