Significant Persons
- Andriscus, last independent ruler of Macedon
- Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the last effective ruler of the Seleucid Empire
- Antiochus VII Sidetes, last King of a United Seleucid Empire
- Apollonius of Perga, Greek geometer
- Appius Claudius Pulcher, Roman consul and censor
- Boiorix, king of the Cimbri
- Cicero, Roman orator and Statesman (106-43 BC)
- Flaccus, musical collaborator of Terence
- Hipparchus, considered the greatest astronomical observer
- Jonathan Maccabaeus, leader of the Hasmonean rebellion and first autonomous ruler of Judea
- Judas Maccabeus, leader of the Hasmonean rebellion and its first successful general
- Liu An, Chinese prince and noted geographer
- Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, Roman general and politician
- Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Roman general and politician
- Lucius Mummius Achaicus, conqueror of Corinth
- Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician
- Perseus of Macedon, last King of the Antigonid dynasty
- Plautus, Latin playwright
- Quintus Lutatius Catulus, Roman general
- Scipio Aemilianus Africanus, conqueror of Carthage
- Sima Qian, father of Chinese historiography
- Terence, Latin playwright
- Teutobod, King of the Teutons
- Wei Qing, a general of Han Dynasty, who strike Xiongnu deeply leading Chinese army and enabled Han control Western Regions later
- Emperor Wu of Han, considered one of the greatest emperors throughout the History of China
- Zhang Qian, Chinese diplomat and explorer
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