68 BC

250 BC in various calendars

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

68 BC in various calendars

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 Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Metellus/Vatia and Rex (or, less frequently, year 686 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 68 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman republic

• 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

• Abgar II becomes ruler of 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