144 BC

Year 144 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Galba and Cotta. The denomination 144 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Republic

Quintus Marcius Rex starts construction of the Aqua Marcia aqueduct in Rome.
Parthia
Parthians take Babylonia.

Births

Deaths

Liu Wu, Chinese prince of the Han dynasty