146 BC

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Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC
Decades:	170s BC 160s BC 150s BC - 140s BC - 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC
Years:	149 BC 148 BC 147 BC - 146 BC - 145 BC 144 BC 143 BC

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With Carthage and Greece conquered, Rome becomes the sole superpower in the Mediterranean world, a distinction it will continue to hold for approximately the next 700 years.

Carthage falls to Roman forces under Scipio Aemilianus. The walls are finally breached and the city is completely destroyed by order of the Roman Senate, despite Scipio's protests. End of the Third Punic War.

Battle of Corinth — The Romans under Lucius Mummius defeat the Achaean League under Critolaus near Corinth. Corinth is destroyed, and the Achaean League dissolved. Greece becomes a Roman province. The Romans strip Corinth of its art treasures and ship them back to Rome.

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Politics
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Establishments - Disestablishments v • d • e