140s BC deaths

Masinissa (Numidian: MSNSN ) (c. 238 BC – 148 BC), also spelled Massinissa, Massena and Massan, was an ancient Numidian king best known for leading a federation of Massylii Berber tribes during the Second Punic War (218–201 BC), ultimately uniting them into a kingdom that became a major regional power in North Africa. Much of what is known about Masinissa comes from Livy's History of Rome, and to a lesser extent Cicero's ''Scipio's Dream''. As the son of a Numidian chieftain allied to Carthage, he fought against the Romans in the Second Punic War, but later switched sides upon concluding that

Greek grammarian and scholar (c.220–c.143 BC)

Seleucid ruler

ruler of the Shunga Empire from c.185 to c. 149 BCE

ancient Greek philosopher of the Stoic school

2nd century BC Roman politician and general

Roman consul 166 BC

ancient Greek mathematician