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

Decades: 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC - 140s BC - 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC

Years: 148 BC 147 BC 146 BC 145 BC 144 BC - 143 BC - 142 BC 141 BC 140 BC 139 BC 138 BC

Events

• Simon Maccabaeus succeeds his brother Jonathan as High Priest and king of Judea.

Births

Deaths

• Jonathan Maccabaeus (slain by Diodotus Tryphon)