116 BC Chr.
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| 116 BC Chr. | |
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 Ptolemy IX becomes Pharaoh of Egypt . |
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| 116 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 428/429 (southern Buddhism); 427/428 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 43rd (44th) cycle , year of the wood-buffalo 乙丑 ( at the beginning of the year wood-rat 甲子) |
| Greek calendar | 4th year of the 165th / 1st year of the 166th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3645/46 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita DCXXXVIII (638) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 195/196 (turn of April); Syria: 196/197 (turn of the year October) |
Events
- After Ptolemy VIII dies, Cleopatra III. make her younger son Ptolemy X co-regent, but this is prevented by her mother Cleopatra II , supported by the people of Alexandria.
- Ptolemy IX is Pharaoh of Egypt . His brother Ptolemy X receives rule over Cyprus .
Born
- Marcus Terentius Varro , Roman scientist († 27 BC )
- Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus , Roman politician and general († 56 BC )
- around 116 BC Chr .: Gaius Aquilius Gallus , Roman politician and lawyer († before 44 BC)
Died
- June 26 : Ptolemy VIII , Pharaoh of Egypt (* around 180 BC)
- Cleopatra II , Queen of Egypt (* around 185 BC)
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