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This article concerns the period 69 BC – 60 BC.
Significant people
[edit]- Pompey, Roman general, (lived 106 BC–48 BC)
- Mithridates VI, King of Pontus, (lived 132 BC–63 BC)
- Philip II Philoromaeus
- Gaius Antonius Hybrida, elected praetor in 66 BC
- Cleopatra VII is born (69 BC–30 BC) and grows into a young girl passing age 9.
Births
69 BC
- Cleopatra VII Philopator, queen of Egypt (d. 30 BC)
- Hyeokgeose, Korean king and founder of Silla (d. AD 4)
- Wang Zhengjun, empress of the Western Han dynasty (d. AD 13)
68 BC
- Arsinoe IV of Egypt, daughter of Ptolemy XII (and probably Cleopatra V) (d. 41 BC)
67 BC
- Arsinoe IV of Egypt, daughter of Ptolemy XII (and probably Cleopatra V) (d. 41 BC)
- Sextus Pompey, Roman general and governor (d. 35 BC)
66 BC
- Octavia (the Younger), grandniece of Julius Caesar (d. 11 BC) [1]
65 BC
- December 8 – Horace, Roman poet (d. 8 BC)[2]
- Gaius Asinius Pollio, Roman orator, poet and historian (d. AD 4)[3]
64 BC
- Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, Roman general and consul (d. AD 8)[4]
- Nicolaus of Damascus, Jewish historian and philosopher (approximate date)
- Strabo, Greek philosopher and historian in Amaseia[5]
63 BC
- September 23 – Augustus, first Roman Emperor (d. AD 14)[6]
- Didymus Chalcenterus, Greek scholar and grammarian (approximate date) (d. c. AD 10)
- Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Roman statesman and general (d. 12 BC)
62 BC
- Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator, king (pharaoh) of Egypt (d. 47 BC)
60 BC
- Curia, wife of Quintus Lucretius Vespillo (approximate date)
- Ptolemy XIV, king (pharaoh) of Egypt (or 59 BC)
- Tryphon, Greek grammarian (approximate date)
- Daeso, emperor of Dongbuyeo
Deaths
69 BC
- Cleopatra II Selene, queen of Egypt
- Julia, wife of Gaius Marius (b. c. 130 BC)
68 BC
- Antiochus of Ascalon, Greek philosopher (b. c. 130 BC)
- Cornelia, wife of Julius Caesar (b. 94 BC)
- Huo Guang, official of the western Han Dynasty
- Lucius Caecillius Metellus, Roman consul
67 BC
- Lucius Cornelius Sisenna, Roman general and historian (b. c. 120 BC)
- Salome Alexandra, queen of Judea (b. 139 BC)
66 BC
- Licinius Macer, Roman annalist
65 BC
- Xiphares, son of Mithridates VI (b. c. 85 BC)
64 BC
- Antiochus XIII Asiaticus, king of the Seleucid Empire
63 BC
- Mithridates VI, King of Pontus (b. 135 BC)
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, pontifex maximus and general (b. c. 130 BC or 127 BC)
- Those involved in the organisation of the Catilinarian conspiracy in Rome, including Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura
62 BC
- Lucius Sergius Catilina, Roman politician (b. 108 BC)
- Quintus Roscius Gallus, Roman actor (b. c. 126 BC)
- Zhang Anshi, Chinese official of the Han Dynasty
61 BC
- Quintus Marcius Rex, Roman consul and general
60 BC
- Aretas III Philhellen, king of Nabatea (approximate date)
- Su Wu, Chinese diplomat and statesman (b. 140 BC)
Citations
[edit]- ^ Moore 2017, p. 9.
- ^ Grant, Michael. "Horace". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Jerome (Chronicon 2020) says he died in AD 4 in the seventieth year of his life, which would place the year of his birth at 65 BC.
- ^ Roberts, John (2007). The Oxford dictionary of the classical world. Oxford University Press. p. 799. ISBN 9780192801463.
- ^ Lassere, Francois. "Strabo". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "BBC - History - Augustus". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
References
[edit]- Moore, Katrina (2017). "Octavia Minor and the Transition from Republic to Empire" (PDF). Clemson University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09.