146 BC
Year 146 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Achaicus. The denomination 146 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
- Roman armies destroy Carthage and Corinth.
Africa
- Spring - Carthage falls to Roman forces under Scipio Aemilianus and the city is completely destroyed. End of the Third Punic War.
Greece
- Achaean War: The Romans conquer the Achaean League and southern Greece becomes a Roman province.
By topic
Astronomy
- Hipparchus determines the equinoctial point.