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| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| Centuries: | 3rd century BC – 2nd century BC – 1st century BC |
| Decades: | 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC – 140s BC – 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC |
| Years: | 149 BC 148 BC 147 BC – 146 BC – 145 BC 144 BC 143 BC |
The year 146 BCE 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 (or, less often, year 608 Ab urbe condita).
Events
- Roman forces under the command of Scipio Aemilianus defeat Carthage. The city is destroyed by order of the Roman Senate. This ends the Third Punic War.