The world in 147 BC — what happened that year

5 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

West Asia (1)

• Jonathan and Simon attack and take the city of Joppa that had shut its gates (Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews 13.91)

Egypt & North Africa (2)

• Siege of Carthage (147 BC) (Polybius, Histories 38.1)
• The misery inside Carthage and the rejection of Scipio's offer (Polybius, Histories 38.2)

Southern Europe (2)

• Sextus Julius Caesar and his party arrive in Achaea (Polybius, Histories 38.8)
• Riot in Corinth — Metellus in Macedonia sends envoys (Polybius, Histories 38.10)

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