96 BCE

Consuls: Gaius Cassius Longinus and Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus. Cyrene is left to the people of the Roman Republic by its ruler Ptolemy Apion. Seleucus VI Epiphanes becomes king of the Seleucid Empire following the death of his father Antiochus VIII Grypus, and defeating in battle Antiochus IX Cyzicenus.

In the 90s BC, the 1st century BC.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Cyrene is left to the people of the Roman Republic by its ruler Ptolemy Apion.source

Conflict & Security

  • Seleucus VI Epiphanes becomes king of the Seleucid Empire following the death of his father Antiochus VIII Grypus, and defeating in battle Antiochus IX Cyzicenus.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Consuls: Gaius Cassius Longinus and Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbussource

Culture & Society

  • Start of the Taishi era in the Han dynasty.source

Births

  • Galeria Copiola, Roman dancer d. 9 ADsource

Deaths

  • Gongsun Ao, Chinese general of the Han dynastysource
  • Ptolemy Apion, king of Cyrenaica (modern Libya)source
  • Antiochus VIII Grypus, king of the Seleucid Empiresource
  • Antiochus IX Cyzicenus, king of the Seleucid Empiresource