134 BC

Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC

Decades: 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC - 130s BC - 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC

Years: 139 BC 138 BC 137 BC 136 BC 135 BC - 134 BC - 133 BC 132 BC 131 BC 130 BC 129 BC

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Events

• John Hyrcanus becomes High Priest following the murder of his father Simon Maccabaeus by Ptolemy the son of Abubus.
• Hipparchus discovers the precession of the equinoxes
• Hipparchus creates a star catalogue

Births

Deaths

• Simon Maccabaeus (slain by his host)