60s BC

This article concerns the period 69 BC – 60 BC.

Events

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69 BC

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Roman Republic
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Egypt
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Greece
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  • Kydonia, an ancient city on the island of Crete falls to Roman military forces.[2]
  • Rhodes becomes a bulwark against pirates, the Rhodians are unable to suppress piracy in the Aegean Sea. Delos gets the status of a free port.

68 BC

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Roman Republic
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Osroene
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67 BC

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Roman Republic
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Judea
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Pontus
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  • Mithridates VI invades Pontus and defeats a Roman army at the Battle of Zela.
  • After his victory at Zela Mithridates starts consolidating his power in Pontus; restoring his rule over his old kingdom.
  • Lucullus returnes to Pontus, but his troops refuse to campaign for him any longer and he withdrew to Galatia.
China
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66 BC

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Roman Republic
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Judea
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65 BC

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Roman Republic
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Western Han Empire
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64 BC

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Roman Republic
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Syria
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63 BC

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Roman Republic
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Pontus
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62 BC

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Roman Republic
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Commagene
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61 BC

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Roman Republic
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60 BC

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Roman Republic
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Syria
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China
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  1. ^ Joseph Thomas, Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology, 1908, Lippincott, 2550 pages
  2. ^ C. Michael Hogan, Cydonia, Modern Antiquarian, January 23, 2008
  3. ^ Syme, Ronald (1963). "Ten Tribunes". Journal of Roman Studies. 53: 59.
  4. ^ a b c d LeGlay, Marcel; Voisin, Jean-Louis; Le Bohec, Yann (2001). A History of Rome (Second ed.). Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell. p. 128. ISBN 0-631-21858-0.
  5. ^ Husband, R. (1916). On the Expulsion of Foreigners from Rome. Classical Philology, 11(3), 315-333. Retrieved March 11, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/261855
  6. ^ Appian, Syriaca VIII 49, XI 70, Justin, Historiarum Philippicarum T. Pompeii Trogi XL 2.2, Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica XL 1a-b.
  7. ^ Stambaugh, John E. (1988). The Ancient Roman City. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 41. ISBN 0-8018-3574-7.
  8. ^ a b Dupuy, Richard Ernest; Dupuy, Trevor Nevitt (1993). The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 BC to the Present. New York: HarperCollins. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-06270-056-8.