183 BC

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

Decades: 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC - 180s BC - 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC

Years: 188 BC 187 BC 186 BC 185 BC 184 BC - 183 BC - 182 BC 181 BC 180 BC 179 BC 178 BC

Events

• A Roman colony is established at Mutina (later Modena) in northern Italy.
• Hannibal, the great Carthaginian general, commits suicide at the court Prusia I , the ruler of Bithyna .

Births

Deaths

• Scipio Africanus Major, Roman statesman and general