Editing 158 BC

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Year '''158 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Lepidus and Laenas''' (or, less frequently, '''year 596 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]''''') and the '''Sixth Year of Houyuan'''. The denomination 158 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Asia Minor ====
* At the request of the [[Roman Republic|Romans]], [[Ariarathes V]], king of [[Cappadocia]], rejects a proposal from the [[Seleucid]] king, [[Demetrius I Soter|Demetrius I]], for him to marry the sister of Demetrius I. In response, Seleucid forces attack Cappadocia and remove Ariarathes V from the Cappadocian throne. Demetrius I then replaces him with [[Orophernes of Cappadocia|Orophernes Nicephorus]], a supposed son of the late king, [[Ariarathes IV]]. With Ariarathes V deprived of his kingdom, he flees to Rome.
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== Births ==
* [[Publius Rutilius Rufus]], Roman [[consul]], statesman, orator and historian (d. c. [[78 BC]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Emperor Kōgen]] of Japan, according to legend.

== References ==
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