137 BC

Centuries: 3rd century BC – 2nd century BC – 1st century BC

Decades: 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC – 130s BC – 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC

Years: 142 BC 141 BC 140 BC 139 BC 138 BC – 137 BC – 136 BC 135 BC 134 BC 133 BC 132 BC

Events

• Slaves led by Eunus of Apamea in Sicily revolt against the Romans.
• Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus is quaestor in Spain, observes that slave labor has displaced small freeheld farms.
• Valencia is founded.

Births

Deaths

• Mithridates I of the Arsacid or Parthian dynasty in Iran
• King Dutugemenu of Sri Lanka