73 BC

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Heads of State

Year of the Earth Monkey戊申( at the beginning of the year fire - sheep丁未)

Syria: 239/240

Events

Roman Empire

• With the outbreak of 78 gladiators from the gladiator school in Capua the 3rd Servile War begins (also called Spartacus Uprising ).

India

• In northern India, the Shunga dynasty ends, it starts the insignificant Kanva dynasty.

Born

• 73 BC: Herod the Great, Roman vassal king over Israel († 4 BC )

• Year ( 1st century BC)
• 73 BC