- 155 BC
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Hispania
* Under the command of Punicus and then Cesarus, the
Lusitani , aHispanic tribe, reach a point near modern dayGibraltar . Here they are defeated by the Romanpraetor Lucius Mummius.Roman Republic
* As part of the Roman efforts to fully conquer and occupy the whole of
Illyria , a Roman army underconsul Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum attacks theDalmatia ns for the first time. As a result, the they are compelled to paytribute to Rome. In recognition of his victory, Corculum is granted a triumph in Rome.Bactria
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Menander I (known asMilinda inSanskrit andPali ) begins his reign as king of theIndo-Greek Kingdom . His territories cover the eastern dominions of the divided Greek empire ofBactria (Panjshir andKapisa ) and extend to the modernPakistan i province of Punjab, most of theIndia n states of Punjab andHimachal Pradesh and theJammu region. His capital is considered to have beenSagala , a prosperous city in northern Punjab believed to be modernSialkot .Births
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Empress Dowager Bo , imperial concubine of Emperor Gao of theHan dynasty
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