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

Decades: 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC - 170s BC - 150s BC140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC

Years: 177 BC 176 BC 175 BC 174 BC 173 BC - 172 BC - 171 BC 170 BC 169 BC 168 BC 167 BC

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Events

• In Rome, the two consuls Gaius Popillius Laenas and Publius Aelius Ligus are both plebeian, a first in the history of the Republic.
• Envoys from Carthage appear before the Roman Senate to request resolution of boundary disputes with Numidia.

Births

Deaths

• Quintus Fulvius Flaccus the Younger, consul 179 BC