26 BC

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Year '26 BC' was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Contents

Events

By place

Rome

Greece

Osroene

Asia

By topic

Astronomy

Births

Deaths

Events

By place

Rome

★ Imperator Caesar Augustus becomes Roman Consul for the eighth time. His partner Titus Statilius Taurus becomes Consul for the second time.

★ Cleopatra Selene marries Juba II of Numidia, and as a wedding present Augustus Caesar makes her queen of Mauretania in her own right.

★ Tiridates invades Parthia and issues coins dated from March and May, 26 BC.

★ Gavius Silo, orator, is heard by Augustus Caesar, mentioned by Seneca.

★ Roman control of the western part of Hispania was consolidated in the campaigns of Caesar Augustus.

Greece

★ Dioteimus Alaieus is one of the Archons of Athens.

Osroene

★ Abgar III of Osroene (29–26 BC) is succeeded by Abgar IV Sumaqa (26–23 BC).

Asia

★ The Andhra dynasty replaces the Kanva dynasty, and rules over the eastern part of India.

By topic

Astronomy

★ August 29 — Christian Cross Asterism (astronomy) at Zenith of Lima, Peru.

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