68 BC
Appearance
250 BC by topic |
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Gregorian calendar | 250 BC CCL BC |
Ab urbe condita | 504 |
Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 74 |
- Pharaoh | Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 34 |
Ancient Greek era | 132nd Olympiad, year 3 |
Assyrian calendar | 4501 |
Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
Bengali calendar | −842 |
Berber calendar | 701 |
Buddhist calendar | 295 |
Burmese calendar | −887 |
Byzantine calendar | 5259–5260 |
Chinese calendar | 庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2448 or 2241 — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2449 or 2242 |
Coptic calendar | −533 – −532 |
Discordian calendar | 917 |
Ethiopian calendar | −257 – −256 |
Hebrew calendar | 3511–3512 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | −193 – −192 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 2851–2852 |
Holocene calendar | 9751 |
Iranian calendar | 871 BP – 870 BP |
Islamic calendar | 898 BH – 897 BH |
Javanese calendar | N/A |
Julian calendar | N/A |
Korean calendar | 2084 |
Minguo calendar | 2161 before ROC 民前2161年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1717 |
Seleucid era | 62/63 AG |
Thai solar calendar | 293–294 |
Tibetan calendar | 阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) −123 or −504 or −1276 — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) −122 or −503 or −1275 |
Gregorian calendar | 68 BC LXVIII BC |
Ab urbe condita | 686 |
Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 256 |
- Pharaoh | Ptolemy XII Auletes, 13 |
Ancient Greek era | 178th Olympiad (victor)¹ |
Assyrian calendar | 4683 |
Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
Bengali calendar | −660 |
Berber calendar | 883 |
Buddhist calendar | 477 |
Burmese calendar | −705 |
Byzantine calendar | 5441–5442 |
Chinese calendar | 壬子年 (Water Rat) 2630 or 2423 — to — 癸丑年 (Water Ox) 2631 or 2424 |
Coptic calendar | −351 – −350 |
Discordian calendar | 1099 |
Ethiopian calendar | −75 – −74 |
Hebrew calendar | 3693–3694 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | −11 – −10 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 3033–3034 |
Holocene calendar | 9933 |
Iranian calendar | 689 BP – 688 BP |
Islamic calendar | 710 BH – 709 BH |
Javanese calendar | N/A |
Julian calendar | N/A |
Korean calendar | 2266 |
Minguo calendar | 1979 before ROC 民前1979年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1535 |
Seleucid era | 244/245 AG |
Thai solar calendar | 475–476 |
Tibetan calendar | 阳水鼠年 (male Water-Rat) 59 or −322 or −1094 — to — 阴水牛年 (female Water-Ox) 60 or −321 or −1093 |
Year 68 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Rome
- Consuls: Lucius Caecilius Metellus and Quintus Marcius Rex.
- October 6—Lucius Lucullus defeats Tigranes II of Armenia in the Battle of Artaxata.
- Gaius Antonius Hybrida elected praetor.
- Ostia, the harbour city of Rome, is sacked by pirates. The port is set on fire and the consular war fleet is destroyed.
Osroene
Births
- Princess Arsinoe IV of Egypt, daughter of Ptolemy XII of Egypt and probably Cleopatra V of Egypt (or 67 BC) (d. 41 BC)
Deaths
- Antiochus of Ascalon, Greek philosopher (b. c. 130 BC)
- Cornelia, wife of Julius Caesar (b. 94 BC)
- Huo Guang, official of the western Han Dynasty of China