174 BC

Year 174 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Paullulus and Scaevola. The denomination 174 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

Rome

The first street pavements were laid in Rome.
Mongolia
The Xiongnu attack the Yuezhi, and force them away from Gansu.

Deaths

Mete Khan, emperor and founder of the Xiongnu Empire, who has united various Hun confederations under his rule
Publius Aelius Paetus, Roman consul and censor
Titus Quinctius Flamininus, Roman general and statesman whose skillful diplomacy has enabled him to establish a Roman protectorate over Greece