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98 88 78 68 58 48 38 28 18 8
97 87 77 67 57 47 37 27 17 7
96 86 76 66 56 46 36 26 16 6
95 85 75 65 55 45 35 25 15 5
94 84 74 64 54 44 34 24 14 4
93 83 73 63 53 43 33 23 13 3
92 82 72 62 52 42 32 22 12 2
91 81 71 61 51 41 31 21 11 1
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

100
Teotihuacan founded
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Wu Ti ... (Western Han China) (148-87) Emperor
Nepos, Cornelius 100-25 Roman Historian
99
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Wu Ti ... (Western Han China) (148-87) Emperor
98
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Wu Ti ... (Western Han China) (148-87) Emperor
97
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priestv
Wu Ti ... (Western Han China) (148-87) Emperor
96
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Wu Ti ... (Western Han China) (148-87) Emperor
Lucretius, Titus Carus 96-55
95
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Wu Ti ... (Western Han China) (148-87) Emperor
94
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Wu Ti ... (Western Han China) (148-87) Emperor
93
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Wu Ti ... (Western Han China) (148-87) Emperor
92
Lucullus invades Kingdom of Armenia
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Wu Ti ... (Western Han China) (148-87) Emperor
91
War between Rome and Italian cities - Sulla defeats Marius
Revolt of the Italian allies (critical period) (91-89)
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Wu Ti ... (Western Han China) (148-87) Emperor
90
Social War (Rome) (90-88)
Revolt of Pharisees in Judaea
Earliest Saka invasions in India
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Wu Ti ... (Western Han China) (148-87) Emperor
89
Roman army under Sulla regains control of Italy
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Wu Ti ... (Western Han China) (148-87) Emperor
88
Complete citizenship granted to all Roman allies
Sulla marches his army on Rome
Sulla becomes consul
Athens merges with the Mithridates
Mithridates IV of Pontus overunning Roman territory
Civil war in Rome - Sulla victorious (88-82)
Sulla + (Rome) Consul
Ptolemy IX Soter II + (Egypt) PC 41
Ptolemy VIII + (Egypt)?
Ptolemy X Alexander I - (Egypt) Lagid (with Cleopatra III)
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Wu Ti ... (Western Han China) (148-87) Emperor
87
Cinna consul
First Mithridatic War - Sulla fights Mithridates IV Eupator king of Pontus in East (87-85)
Sulla's subjugation of Greece and Asia (87-83)
Sulla defeats Mithridates IV
Sulla takes and ruins Athens
Death of Emperor Wu Ti leads to period of disorder in China (86)
Regency established in China
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Wu Ti - (Western Han China) (148-87) Emperor
Xhao + (Western Han China) (87-74) Emperor
86
Marius dies
Athens besieged and taken by Rome (Sulla) - Sulla's "bloody sack of Athens"
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Xhao ... (Western Han China) (87-74) Emperor
Sallust 86-34
Gaius Marius 157-86 Roman Consul (4 times)
85
Mithridates IV's armies driven back to Asia
Gaius Julius Caesar loses his father (84)
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Xhao ... (Western Han China) (87-74) Emperor
84
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Xhao ... (Western Han China) (87-74) Emperor
Catullus, Caius Valerius 84-54 Roman Poet (Verona)
83
Second Mithridatic War - Romans successfully invade Pontus (-81)
Sulla lands at Brundisium
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Xhao ... (Western Han China) (87-74) Emperor
82
Battle of Colline Gate - Sulla dictator for life - oversees execution of 8,000 prisoners (11/1/82)
Sulla ++ (Rome) (-78) Dictator for Life
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Xhao ... (Western Han China) (87-74) Emperor
81
Pompey receives appellation "The Great" (-78)
Sulla's dictatorship
Julius Caesar goes on his first military campaign - aide de camp to Marcus Thermus, governor of Asian province
Ptolemy VIII - (Egypt)?
Ptolemy IX Soter II - (Egypt) PC 41
Ptolemy XI Alexander II + (Egypt) with Cleopatra
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Xhao ... (Western Han China) (87-74) Emperor
80
Ptolemy IX Soter II - (Egypt) PC 41*
Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysus + (Egypt) PC 42*
Ptolemy X +- (Egypt)
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Xhao ... (Western Han China) (87-74) Emperor
79
Sulla retires
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Xhao ... (Western Han China) (87-74) Emperor
78
Sulla dies
Revolt of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus - defeated by Gnaeus Pompeius (Pompey)
Caesar returns to Rome from campaign in Cilicia on hearing of Sulla's death - looking for rapid advancement
Sulla - (Rome) (82-) Dictator for Life
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Xhao ... (Western Han China) (87-74) Emperor
Sulla, Lucius Cornelius 138-78 Roman General/Dictator
77
Pompey fights Sertorius in Spain (-71)
Alexander Jannaeus ... (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Xhao ... (Western Han China) (87-74) Emperor
76
Alexander Jannaeus - (Judaea) (103-76) King/High Priest
Salome Alexandra + (Judaea) (76-67) Queen
Xhao ... (Western Han China) (87-74) Emperor
75
Salome Alexandra ... (Judaea) (76-67) Queen
Xhao ... (Western Han China) (87-74) Emperor
74
Third Mithridatic War - Mithridates annexes Bythynia, which Rome claims (-61)
Bythinia bequeathed to Rome
Salome Alexandra ... (Judaea) (76-67) Queen
Xhao - (Western Han China) (87-74) Emperor
Prince He of Changyi +- (Western Han China) (74) Emperor for 27 days
Xuan + (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
73
Third Servile War - slave revolt under Spartacus put down by Marcus Licinius Crassus and Pompey (-71)
Lucius Licinius Lucullus with Roman Army defeats Mithridates and occupies Pontus
Salome Alexandra ... (Judaea) (76-67) Queen
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
72
Andhra Dynasty in India (72-25 B)
Salome Alexandra ... (Judaea) (76-67) Queen
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
71
Crassus tries to restore Asia Minor
Salome Alexandra ... (Judaea) (76-67) Queen
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
70
Pompey and Crassus consuls
Cicero prosecutes Gaius Verres
Odin of the North + (Denmark) (70-50)
Salome Alexandra ... (Judaea) (76-67) Queen
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
Virgil 70-19
69
Caesar becomes quaestor for first time
Salome Alexandra ... (Judaea) (76-67) Queen
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
68
Romans invade Armenia but are forces to retreat
Salome Alexandra ... (Judaea) (76-67) Queen
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
67
Gabinian Law - Pompey in command of Mediterranean - suppresses piracy
Civil war between brothers Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II in Judaea (-63)
Battle of Jushi - Han army under Zheng Ji defeats Xiongnu over the Turfan Basin in Xiajiang (12)
Salome Alexandra - (Judaea) (76-67) Queen
Hyrcanus II + (Judaea) (67-66)1 King/High Priest
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
66
Manilian Law - Pompey in command of East, replacing Lucullus
Hyrcanus II - (Judaea) (67-66)1 King/High Priest
Aristobulus II + (Judaea) (66-63) King/High Priest
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
65
Pompey defeats Mithridates VI and Tigranes of Armenia
Rome annexes Bithynia and Pontus, Syria, Cilicia, and Crete (-62)
Pompey invades Syria and conquers Palestine
Caesar becomes aedile
Antipater father of Herod family fortune
Aristobulus II ... (Judaea) (66-63) King/High Priest
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
Horace 65-8
64
Pompey occupies Antioch
Aristobulus II ... (Judaea) (66-63) King/High Priest
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
63
Last portion of Seleucid Empire becomes Roman province of Syria
Pompey captures Jerusalem
Pompey annexes Syria and Judaea
Hyrcanus II high priest of Judaea (-40)
Catiline Conspiracy
Cicero consul
Pharnaces II + (Pontus) (63-47) King
Aristobulus II - (Judaea) (66-63) King/High Priest
Hyrcanus II + (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
Strabo 63-24A
Mithridates Eupator 131-63
62
Pompey returns in triumph from East
Caesar becomes praetor
Pharnaces II ... (Pontus) (63-47) King
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
61
Gaius Julius Caesar, nephew of Marius and governor of Spain wins first major victories
Pharnaces II ... (Pontus) (63-47) King
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
60
De Rerum Natura (Lucretius)
First Triumvirate - Pompey, Crassus, Caesar
Pharnaces II ... (Pontus) (63-47) King
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
Octavian 60-14A Roman Emperor
59
Caesar consul
Pharnaces II ... (Pontus) (63-47) King
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
Livy 59-17A
58
Flowering of Latin literature (58-50)
Helvetii meet with Allobroges at Geneva to discuss route through Roman Provence to conquer Gaul (3/28/58)
Caesar refuses to allow Helvetii and Allobroges tribes pass through Provence (4/12/58)
Clodius tribune
Caesar's conquest of Gaul
Caesar appointed governor of Gaul (France, Belgium, and parts of Holland, Germany and Switzerland)
Glass blowing discovered in Syria
Pharnaces II ... (Pontus) (63-47) King
Ptolemy XI - (Egypt)
Ptolemy XII - (Egypt) Neos Dionysus PC 42
Berenike IV + (Egypt) Queen
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
57
Cicero exiled
Vikrama Era begins -victory of Andhra (Ujjain) King Vikramaditya over the Sakas
Pharnaces II ... (Pontus) (63-47) King
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Orodes I + (Parthia) (57-37) King
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
56
Caesar conquers all three Gauls
Conference of Triumvirate at Luca
Pharnaces II ... (Pontus) (63-47) King
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
55
Caesar conquers northern Gaul and unsuccessfully attempts to invade Britain
Odin of the North - (Denmark) (70-55)
Skiold + (Denmark) (55-40)
Pharnaces II ... (Pontus) (63-47) King
Berenike IV - (Egypt) Queen
Ptolemy XI + (Egypt)?
Ptolemy XII + (Egypt) Neos Dionysus (again) PC 42
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
Tibullus 55-19 Poet (Rom./Pedum/Praeneste)
Lucretius, Titus Carus 96-55
54
Julia, Caesar's only daughter, dies in childbirth - Pompey was married to Julia
Second Roman invasion of Britain under Caesar - Cassivellaunus to pay tribute to Rome
Crassus' armies are annihilated by Parthian forces
Pharnaces II ... (Pontus) (63-47) King
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
Catullus, Caius Valerius 84-54 Roman Poet (Verona)
53
Battle of Carrhea - Marcus Licinius Crasssus killed fighting the Parthians under Orodes I
Pharnaces II ... (Pontus) (63-47) King
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
52
Caesar defeats Vercingetorix' revolt in Gaul
Pompey becomes sole consul in Rome
Pompey marries Cornelia, daughter of Metellus Scipio
Pharnaces II ... (Pontus) (63-47) King
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
51
De Bello Gallico (Caesar)
Caesar completes conquest of Gaul
Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XII rule Egypt
Peace between China and Hsiung-nu
Pharnaces II ... (Pontus) (63-47) King
Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysus - (Egypt) PC 42*
Cleopatra VII Philopater + (Egypt) PC 43*
Ptolemy XIII + (Egypt) with Cleopatra VII
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
Posidonius 135-51
50
Political maneuvering between Caesar and Pompey - Caesar's return to consulship resisted
Pharnaces II ... (Pontus) (63-47) King
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Xuan ... (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
49
Roman Civil War (49-45)
Senate orders Caesar to give up command in Gaul
Caesar crosses Rubicon into Italy - a gesture of defiance
Pompey and the Roman Senate flee to Greece
Pharnaces II ... (Pontus) (63-47) King
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Xuan - (Western Han China) (74-49) Emperor
Yuan + (Western Han China) (49-33) Emperor
48
Battle of Pharsalus - Caesar defeats Pompey in Greece (8/9/48)
Pompey the Great is stabbed and decapitated in Egypt on his birthday by regent Pothinus (9/28-29)
Caesar in Egypt with Cleopatra VII (48-47)
Pharnaces II ... (Pontus) (63-47) King
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Yuan ... (Western Han China) (48-33) Emperor
Pompey the Great 106-48 Roman General/Politician
47
Battle of Zela - Caesar removes Pontic threat of Pharnaces II - Roman rule in Pontus
Caesar conquers Cleopatra's enemies and makes her his mistress
Antipater becomes procurator of Judaea - his son Herod governor of Galilee (-4B)
Partial destruction of Library at Alexandria due to Caesar's army setting fire to ships in the harbour
Pharnaces II - (Pontus) (63-47) King
Ptolemy XII - (Egypt)
Ptolemy XIII +- (Egypt)
Ptolemy XIV + (Egypt) (47-44) Pharaoh with Cleopatra VII
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Yuan ... (Western Han China) (49-33) Emperor
46
Battle of Thapsus - Caesar's Populares defeat Optimates forces under Cato and Scipio (2/6/46)
Caesar returns to Rome with Cleopatra
Caesar crushes mutiny by the Tenth Legion
Caesar defeats Pompey's son Sextus in Africa
Africa becomes a Roman Province
Caesar reforms Roman calendar - introduces Julian calendar (introduction of the solar year) (45)
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Yuan ... (Western Han China) (49-33) Emperor
45
Battle of Monda - Optimates defeated in last battle of the Caesar/Pompey Civil War in southern Spain (3/17/45)
Caesar defeats Sextus in Spain
Caesar adopts Octavius (Octavian) as his heir
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Yuan ... (Western Han China) (49-33) Emperor
44
Caesar assassinated by conspirators Junius Brutus and Cassius Longinus - after he proclaimed himself dictator for life (3/15/44)
Marcus Antonius seizes power
Rivalry between Antony and Octavian
Sallust retires from politics to the study of history
Ptolemy XIII - (Egypt)
Ptolemy XIV - (Egypt) with Cleopatra VII
Ptolemy XV Caesarion + (Egypt) with Cleopatra VII
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Yuan ... (Western Han China) (49-33) Emperor
Julius Caesar 102-44
43
Cicero murdered (12/7/43)
Second Triumvirate - Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus (two terms) (-33)
Lucius Munatius Plancus, an officer of Julius Caesar, founds Copia Lugdunum (Lyon)
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Yuan ... (Western Han China) (49-33) Emperor
Ovid 43-18 Poet (Sulmo/Appenines)
Marcus Tullius Cicero 106-43
42
Battle of Philippi - Triumvirate defeats Brutus and Cassus (Caesar's assassins) who commit suicide (10/3/42)
Caesar deified with temple constructed in the Forum
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Yuan ... (Western Han China) (49-33) Emperor
41
Battle of Perugia begins - Octavian defeats Lucius Antonius and Marc Antony's wife Fulvia
Arsinoe IV dies, sister of Cleopatra VII
Hyrcanus II ... (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Yuan ... (Western Han China) (49-33) Emperor
40
Battle of Perugia ends
Antigonus, son of Aristobulus II invades Judaea with Parthian aid
Antony marries Octavian's sister Octavia
Skiold - (Denmark) (55-)
Fridlief I + (Denmark) (-23A)
Hyrcanus II - (Judaea) (63-40)2 King/High Priest
Antigonus the Hasmonean + (Judaea) (40-37) King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Yuan ... (Western Han China) (49-33) Emperor
39
Pact of Misenum - Sextus Pompey recognized in Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and Peloponnese
Antigonus the Hasmonean ... (Judaea) (40-37) King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Yuan ... (Western Han China) (49-33) Emperor
38
Octavian forces Livia Drusilla to divorce Tiberius Claudius Nero and marry himself
Antigonus the Hasmonean ... (Judaea) (40-37) King/High Priest
Orodes I ... (Parthia) (57-37) King
Yuan ... (Western Han China) (49-33) Emperor
37
Tiumvirate renewed for five years
Octavian receives partial tribunican power
Antony marries Cleopatra while married to Octavia
Anitgonus defeated and put to death by Herod
Antigonus the Hasmonean - (Judaea) (40-37) King/High Priest
Herod the Great + (Judaea) (37-4B)
King by Roman appointment Orodes I - (Parthia) (57-37) King
Phraates IV + (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Yuan ... (Western Han China) (49-33) Emperor
36
Octavian's fleet defeats Pompey's fleet
Phraates IV King of Parthia defeats Antony
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus + (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Yuan ... (Western Han China) (49-33) Emperor
35
Illyria becomes a Roman province
Octavian invades Pannonia - occuppies Siscia
Sextus Pompeius is executed in Miletus
Aristobulus III High Priest of Judea murdered (drowned) on orders of Herod
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Yuan ... (Western Han China) (49-33) Emperor
34
Antony conquers Armenia
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Yuan ... (Western Han China) (49-33) Emperor
Sallust 86-34
33
Hyrcanus II returns to Judaea from Parthia without his ears
End of Second Triumvirate
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Yuan - (Western Han China) (49-33) Emperor
Cheng + (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
32
Antony formally divorces Octavia
Octavian declares war on Antony and Cleopatra
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
31
Classical Age of Latin literatue (31-68 C.E.)
Battle of Actium - Octavian's fleet defeats combined fleet of Antony and Cleopatra - Octavian supreme (9/2/31)
Julio-Claudian dynasty in Rome - Augustus, stepson Tiberius and members of Tiberius' family (-68)
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
30
Antony and Cleopatra commit suicide (11/30/30)
Egypt becomes a Roman province (-395)
Hyrcanus II executed on charge of treason
Ptolemy XIV - (Egypt) executed by Octavian
Ptolemy XV Caesarion + (Egypt) with Cleopatra VII (same as XIV?)
Cleopatra VII - (Egypt) PC 43*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
Philo Judaeus of Alexandria 30-50 C.E.

29
Octavian returns to Rome and hold three "triumphs" and declares peace
Dorosturum founded - major town in Moesia
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
28
Purge of the Roman senate
Octavian receives title Princeps
Herod the Great... (Judaea)(37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
27
Aeneid (Vergil)
Ars Poetica (Horace)
Metamorphoses (Ovid)
Octavian named Augustus and given supreme power by the Senate (1/16/27)
Crisis officially over - governorships of unarmed provinces restored to the senate
Republic nominally continues
The Roman Principate (-284)
Augustus begins two year campaign in Spain to subdue rebellious tribes
Augustus + (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Octavian / Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
Varro, Marcus Terentius 116-27
26
Tiridates II invades Parthia - issues coins dated from March and May
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
25
Kushan invasions in India
Andhra Dynasty in India ends (72-25)
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
Nepos, Cornelius 100-25 Roman Historian/Biographer
24
Rome invades northern Arabia but soon withdraws
Expedition of Aelius Gallus to south Arabia
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*<
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor /span>
23
Augustus resigns consulship and receives highest power in state (maius imperium); assumes princeps title
Execution of Aulus Terentius Varro Murena on charges of treason
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
22
Nubian capital of Napata sacked by the Romans
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
21
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa divorces Claudia Marcella Major - marries Octavians daughter, Julia the Elder
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
20
Rome and Parthia define spheres of influence
Augustus recovers the standards lost by Crassus and Marc Antony by treaty with Parthia - Roman honor vindicated
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
19
Execution of Marcus Egnatius Rufus on charges of treason
Vergil and Augustus go on journey to Greece but Vergil gets sick and turns back - dies at Brindisi
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
Tibullus, Albius 55-19 Poet (Rom./Pedum/Praeneste) (48)
Maro, Publius Vergilius (Virgil) 70-19 Poet (Mantua, Cisalpine Gaul)
18
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
17
Romans celebrate Ludi Saeculares - concluding the fifth era (saeculum) since the founding of Rome
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
16
Defeat Marcus Lollius in Germany
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
15
Roman empire extends to upper Danube
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
14
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
13
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
12
Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar quells revolt in Pannonia (northern Yugoslavia) after three years
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Antiochus III Epiphanes + (Commagene) (12B-17A) King
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
11
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Antiochus III Epiphanes ... (Commagene) (12B-17A) King
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
10
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Antiochus III Epiphanes ... (Commagene) (12B-17A) King
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
Claudius 10-54 C.E. Roman Emperor
9
Tiberius carries out the conquest of Germany (9-7B)
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Antiochus III Epiphanes ... (Commagene) (12B-17A) King
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
8 Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Antiochus III Epiphanes ... (Commagene) (12B-17A) King
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng ... (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
Horace 65-8
7
Aristobulus IV is executed along with his brother Alexandros for "High Treason" against Herod the Great
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Antiochus III Epiphanes ... (Commagene) (12B-17A) King
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Cheng - (Western Han Empire) (33-7B) Emperor
Ai + (Western Han China) (7B-1B) Emperor
6
Tiberius is sent to Armenia
Tiberius in Rhodes (6B-2)
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Antiochus III Epiphanes ... (Commagene) (12B-17A) King
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Ai ... (Western Han China) (7B-1B) Emperor
5
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great ... (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Antiochus III Epiphanes ... (Commagene) (12B-17A) King
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Ai ... (Western Han China) (7B-1B) Emperor
4
Tiberius in Rhodes (6B-2)
Death of Herod the Great - Judaea partitioned
Ethnarch of Samaria and Judaea - Herod Archaelaus
Tetrarch of Galilee - Herod Antipas
Tetrarch of Itaraea - Philip
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod the Great - (Judaea) (37-4B) Roman client King
Herod Archaelaus + (Judaea) (4B-6A) Ethnarch (vis. Augustus)
Herod Antipas + (Galilee/Perea) (4B-39) Tetrarch (b. Archelaus)
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Antiochus III Epiphanes ... (Commagene) (12B-17A) King
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Ai ... (Western Han China) (7B-1B) Emperor
Jesus of Nazareth 4-33
Seneca 4-65
3
Tiberius in Rhodes (6B-2)
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod Archaelaus ... (Judaea) (4B-6A) Ethnarch (vis. Augustus)
Herod Antipas ... (Galilee/Perea) (4B-39) Tetrarch (b. Archelaus)
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Antiochus III Epiphanes ... (Commagene) (12B-17A) King
Phraates IV ... (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Ai ... (Western Han China) (7B-1B) Emperor
Paul 3-65 Apostle

2
Tiberius returns to Rome from Rhodes on the death of Lucius Caesar at Marseilles
Iullus Antonius (son of Marc Antony) is forced to commit suicide
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod Archaelaus ... (Judaea) (4B-6A) Ethnarch (vis. Augustus)
Herod Antipas ... (Galilee/Perea) (4B-39) Tetrarch (b. Archelaus)
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Antiochus III Epiphanes ... (Commagene) (12B-17A) King
Phraates IV - (Parthia) (37-2B) King
Phraates V + (Parthia) (2B-4) King (s. Phraates IV)
Ai ... (Western Han China) (7B-1B) Emperor
1
Augustus ... (Roman Empire) (27B-14A) Emperor PC 44*
Herod Archaelaus ... (Judaea) (4B-6A) Ethnarch (vis. Augustus)
Herod Antipas ... (Galilee/Perea) (4B-39) Tetrarch (b. Archelaus)
Archelaus ... (Cappadocia) (37-17A) King (by Marc Antony)
Antiochus III Epiphanes ... (Commagene) (12B-17A) King
Phraates V ... (Parthia) (2B-4) King (s. Phraates IV)
Ai - (Western Han China) (7B-1B) Emperor
Ping + (Western Han China) (1B-5) Emperor

99 89 79 69 59 49 39 29 19 9
98 88 78 68 58 48 38 28 18 8
97 87 77 67 57 47 37 27 17 7
96 86 76 66 56 46 36 26 16 6
95 85 75 65 55 45 35 25 15 5
94 84 74 64 54 44 34 24 14 4
93 83 73 63 53 43 33 23 13 3
92 82 72 62 52 42 32 22 12 2
91 81 71 61 51 41 31 21 11 1
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

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