96 BC Chr.
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| 96 BC Chr. | |
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 Ptolemy Apion , ruler of Cyrene , dies without a successor. |
 The Roman Empire first made contact with the Parthians through Lucius Sulla .
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| 96 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 448/449 (southern Buddhism); 447/448 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 43rd (44th) cycle , year of the wood-rooster乙酉 ( at the beginning of the year wood-monkey 甲申) |
| Greek calendar | 4th year of the 170th / 1st year of the 171th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3665/66 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita DCLVIII (658) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 215/216; Syria: 216/217 |
Events
Roman Empire
- The Roman general Sulla urges the Pontic king Mithridates VI. returns to the Euphrates and makes contact with the Parthian king Mithridates II .
- The Cyrenaica with the main town of Cyrene , after the childless death Ptolemy Apion by testamentary inheritance Roman province .
Asia
- After the death of his father Antiochus VIII and the victory over his half-uncle Antiochus IX. becomes Seleucus VI. briefly ruler over the entire Seleucid Empire .
- Obodas I. takes over the rule over the Nabateans .
Died
- Antiochus VIII , King of the Seleucid Empire (* around 141 BC)
- Antiochus IX. , King of the Seleucid Empire
- Ptolemy Apion , ruler of Cyrene (* after 154 BC)
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