-67

This page relates to the year -67 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

Roman world

  • With Rome, Consul At of Manius Acilius Glabrio, Gaius Calpurnius Piso.
  • Gabinius, powerful orator of the Plebs.
  • Lex Roscia : A law voted on the initiative of the powerful orator L. Roscius Otho returns to the knights their places of honors to the theater, the first fourteen ranks behind the orchestra, reserved this one with the members of the senatorial order.
  • Law Calpurnia against the venality of the electorate (law on aspires to).
  • Law Gabinia . It gives any capacity to Pompée ( imperium extraodinarium ) to fight the pirates of Crete. It places at its disposal a hundred and twenty thousand infantrymen, five thousand riders, five hundred ships and the right to draw freely from the treasure. In 50 days, the the Mediterranean is removed from its pirates. Driven back on the Cilicie, they must capitulate. Pumped appendix Crete, which is attached to the province of Cyrénaïque.
  • the pirates have a considerable fleet - more than thousand ships, arsenals and many bases of operations, of which the littoral of Cilicie. They constitute a true Mediterranean State. Master of the sea, they obstruct the provisioning of Rome and make raise in the capital the price of the food products.
  • the Crete, conquered the previous year by Rome, becomes Roman province.

The close East

  • Beginning of the reign of Aristobule II, king of Judaea (fine in -63).
    • with died of Salome Alexandra, Aristobule enters in conflict for the throne of Judaea with his/her brother Hyrcan II. Hyrcan east demolishes close to Jericho then takes refuge in the fortress of the Temple. The two brothers make peace: Aristobule will be king while Hyrcan is satisfied with the title of “ brother of the king ”. But the strong man of the party of Hyrcan, the governor of the Idumée Antipater, does not accept this agreement. He involves Hyrcan with Pétra near Arétas III of Nabatène which entrusts an army to him. Aristobule is overcome and is locked up in Jerusalem. The Roman general Scaurus then makes raise the head office of Jerusalem. Arétas is withdrawn with Philadelphia and Aristobule can beat the partisans of Hyrcan with Papyron.

Art & culture

Births

  • Hygin, Latin author.

Death

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