139 BC c.

The year 139 B.C. C. was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the year 615 Ab Urbe condita.

Events

• The Romans begin to submit to the Lusitans; the conquest will conclude the following year.
• In Hispania Citerior, Marco Popilio Lenas fails in his attempt to take Numancia.

Deaths

• Viriato: Lusitano hero against the Roman invaders, betrayed by three companions, in connivance with the proconsul Cepion.