Editing 175 BC

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[[File:175bc.jpg|thumb|The Middle East in 175 BC (Swedish captions)]]
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Year '''175 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 Scaevola and Lepidus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 579 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 175 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 ===
==== Seleucid Empire ====
* King [[Seleucus IV Philopator|Seleucus IV]] of [[Syria]] arranges for the exchange of his brother [[Antiochus IV Epiphanes|Antiochus]] for [[Demetrius I Soter|Demetrius]], the son of Seleucus IV, who has been a hostage in [[Roman Republic|Rome]] following the [[Treaty of Apamea]] in [[188 BC]]. However, Seleucus IV is assassinated by his chief minister [[Heliodorus (minister)|Heliodorus]] who then seizes the Syrian throne.
* Antiochus manages to oust Heliodorus and takes advantage of Demetrius' captivity in Rome to seize the throne for himself under the name [[Antiochus IV Epiphanes]].
* During this period of uncertainty in Syria, the Egyptian ruler, Ptolemy VI, lays claim to [[Coele Syria]], [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], and [[Phoenicia]], which the Seleucid king [[Antiochus III the Great|Antiochus III]] has previously conquered. Both the Syrian and Egyptian parties appeal to Rome for help, but the [[Roman Senate]] refuses to take sides.
* [[Timarchus]] is appointed governor of [[Medes|Media]] in western [[Iran|Persia]] by Antiochus IV to deal with the growing threat from the [[Parthia]]ns while Timarchus' brother, Heracleides, becomes minister of the royal finances.

=== By topic ===
==== Art ====
* The construction of the western front of the altar in [[Pergamum]], [[Turkey]], begins (approximate date) and is finished in [[156 BC]]. A reconstruction of it is now kept at the [[Pergamon Museum]] in [[Berlin]].
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== Deaths ==
* [[Quintus Caecilius Metellus (consul 206 BC)|Quintus Caecilius Metellus]], Roman [[Roman consul|consul]] and [[Roman dictator|dictator]] (b. c. [[250 BC]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bookdepository.com/Quintus-Caecilius-Metellus-Consul-206-BC/9786200683533|title=Quintus Caecilius Metellus (Consul 206 BC) : 9786200683533|website=www.bookdepository.com|access-date=2019-04-07}}</ref>
* [[Seleucus IV Philopator]], king of the [[Seleucid dynasty]], who has ruled since [[187 BC]] (b. c. [[217 BC]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Seleucus-IV-Philopator|title=Seleucus IV Philopator {{!}} Seleucid ruler|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2019-04-07}}</ref> 
*[[Cleopatra_I_Syra|Cleopatra I of Egypt]], mother of [[Ptolemy_VI_Philometor|Ptolemy VI]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.attalus.org/names/c/cleopatra.html#1|title=Cleopatra - in ancient sources @ attalus.org|website=www.attalus.org|access-date=2019-04-07}}</ref>

== References ==
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