The world in 171 BC — what happened that year

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

What happened

Sicinius lands 5,000 infantry and 300 cavalry in Epirus and camps at Nymphaeum near Apollonia (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 42.36)
Perseus passed by the cities held by Minucius and Hippias without attacking and took Elatea and Gonnus (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 42.54)
Licinius found Epirus easy, but after crossing the Athamanian border he marched through rough, nearly impassable country (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 42.55)
The army marched to Thebes, took it without a fight, and handed it over to the pro-Roman exiles (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 42.63)
Unrest in Boeotian Thebes — on the eve of the Perseus war (171 BC) (Polybius, Histories 27.1)
After defeating the Roman cavalry on the Peneus, Perseus calls a council (Polybius, Histories 27.8)
In winter, debate within Rhodes (Polybius, Histories 27.14)