-69

This page relates to the year -69 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

Europe

With Rome, Consul At of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus, Quintus Hortensius Hortalus.

Of the pirates burns the town of Ostie.
the Athénodoros pirate plunders Délos.
the consul Quintus Caecilius Metellus takes the Crete and gains the nickname of Creticus .

The close East

Tigrane the Large one refuses to deliver Mithridate VI to Lucullus, which invades the Arménie without the authorization of the Roman Sénat.
October: Lucullus takes Tigranocerte in spite of the great numerical inferiority of its troops. Tigrane is withdrawn in the middle of the mountains. Its empire of disaggregates. With the assistance of his Mithridate father-in-law, it organizes local resistance and revises its military strategy.

Beginning of the reign of Antiochos XIII, king of Syria (fine in -65).
Beginning of the reign of Antiochus Theos, king de Commagène.

Births in -69

Cléopâtre VII, future queen of Egypt, girl of Ptolémée XII Aulète and undoubtedly of one of his/her concubines (probable date).
Octavie, sister of Octave, future emperor under the name of Auguste, and woman of Marc-Antoine.

Death

Antiochos d' Ascalon (approximate date)

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