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In 138 BC the Roman chieftain Decimus Junius Brutus put an end to the myth told by the Galicians when, on crossing the river, he began to call each one of his legionnaires by their names from the opposite bank.
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* Cleopatra IV of Egypt ( c. 138 – 135 BC ), queen of Egypt
Other early finds of crossbows were discovered in Tomb 138 at Saobatang, Hunan dated to mid 4th century BC.
In 138 BC, the Roman general Decimus Junius Brutus sought to dispose of the myth, as it impeded his military campaigns in the area.
Zhang Qian taking leave from emperor Han Wudi, for his expedition to Central Asia from 138 to 126 BC, Mogao Caves mural, 618 – 712 AD.
* 138 BC – Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Roman politician, dictator 82-79 BC ( d. 78 BC )
* 183 BC – Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio, consul in 138 BC, who will have a prominent part in the murder of Tiberius Gracchus by leading a group of conservative senators and other knights in opposition to Gracchus and his supporters ( d. 132 BC )
** Mithridates I ( or Mithradates ), " Great King " of Parthia from about 171 BC who will turn Parthia into a major political power and expand the empire westward into Mesopotamia ( d. 138 BC )
* Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Roman dictator ( b. c. 138 BC )
Year 138 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar.
The denomination 138 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.
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* Mithridates I ( or Mithradates ), " Great King " of Parthia from about 171 BC who will turn Parthia into a major political power and expand the empire westward into Mesopotamia ( d. 138 BC )
* Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio, consul in 138 BC, who will have a prominent part in the murder of Tiberius Gracchus by leading a group of conservative senators and other knights in opposition to Gracchus and his supporters ( d. 132 BC )
* Antiochus VI Dionysus ( 148 – 138 BC ), king of the Seleucid Empire, son of Alexander Balas and Cleopatra Thea
* Antiochus VII Sidetes ( died 129 BC ), king of the Seleucid Empire, reigned from 138 to 129 BC
138 – 126 BC: Zhang Qian travels west to Bactria and returns with first information on the Western Regions.
* Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus — commander and consul of Hispania Ulterior from 138 BC to 136 BC.
138 and Roman
Thus, most knowledge of Roman Britain has derived from archaeological investigations, and the epigraphic evidence lauding the Britannic achievements of an Emperor of Rome, such as Hadrian ( r. 117 – 38 ) and Antoninus Pius ( r. 138 – 61 ), whose walls demarcated the northern borders of Roman Britain.
Hadrian ( 24 January 76 – 10 July 138 ), was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138.
* 76 – Hadrian, Roman Emperor ( d. 138 )
( Roman artwork from the Hadrian period ( 117 – 138 CE ).
The Roman empire under Hadrian ( ruled 117 – 138 ), showing the location of the Suebic tribes between the Albis ( Elbe ) and Vidua ( Oder ) rivers
* Hadrian, Roman Emperor ( 117 – 138 )
* January 24 – Hadrian, Roman emperor ( 117 – 138 )
* September 19 – Antoninus Pius, Roman emperor ( 138 – 161 )
* Antoninus Pius, Roman Emperor ( 138 – 161 )
* Antoninus Pius, Roman Emperor ( 138 – 161 )
Her father's Roman name was Julius Aurelius Zenobius, with the gentilicium Aurelius showing that his paternal ancestors received Roman citizenship under either Antoninus Pius ( reigned 138 – 161 ), Marcus Aurelius ( reigned 161 – 180 ) or Commodus ( reigned 180 – 192 ).
The Roman empire under Hadrian ( ruled 117 – 138 ), showing the location of the Chatti in central Germany.
Map of the Roman empire under Hadrian ( 117 – 138 AD ), showing the location of the Alani at the time in the northeastern Caucasus region.
Pope Saint Telesphorus was Pope from 126 or 127 to 136 or 137 or 138, during the reigns of Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.
The main structure there surviving to the present day is a granary built during the reign of the Roman emperor Hadrian ( 117 – 138 CE ).
Map of the Roman Empire under Hadrian ( ruled 117 – 138 AD ), showing the location of the Scythae Basilaei (" Royal Scyths ") along the north shore of the Black Sea
Lucius Verus was the first born son to Avidia Plautia and Lucius Aelius Verus Caesar, the first adopted son and heir of Roman Emperor Hadrian ( 76 – 138 ).
; 138: With Emperor Hadrian's death, the persecution of Jews within the Roman Empire is eased and Jews are allowed to visit Jerusalem on Tisha B ' av.
138 and Decimus
* Decimus Junius M. f. M. n. Brutus Callaicus, consul in 138 BC.
138 and Junius
He was the son of the consul Marcus Junius Brutus ( consul in 178 BC ) and brother of the praetor Marcus Junius Brutus ; he himself was appointed consul in 138 BC ( jointly with Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio ).
* Kanus Junius Niger, consul in AD 138.
138 and put
As of July 1, 2011 Census estimates put Missoula County's population at 110, 138 making it only the second county in Montana to surpass 110, 000 people.
This continued into the highly anticipated 2005 Ashes, where Hayden averaged only 35. 33 across the five-match series, which put pressure on his position in the team ; a hard-fought 138 from 303 balls in the Fifth Test at The Oval arguably saved his career.
However, a spectacular sixth wicket, 232 run, partnership between Ian Botham ( 138 ) and Derek Randall ( 164 ) put the visitors in command on day three with New Zealand facing a tough battle over the remaining two days to save the test.
His lifedates, and indeed his origins, are not known, but he is believed to have been from Alexandria and to have flourished around the time of Hadrian ( r. 117 – 138 CE ), though some put him as late as the end of the 3rd century.
138, 000 cubic metres of chalk was excavated for its construction, which was put on the field on the south side of Village Way.
It ’ s now as thick as many Sunday papers and is published in four sections that total around 180 pages .” This report put the circulation at 138, 000.
On July 30, 2012, PNC announced plans to put ATMs in 138 Harris Teeter grocery stores in the Carolinas.
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