76 BC

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Heads of State

Year of the Wood Snake乙巳( at the beginning of the year wood dragon甲辰)

Syria: 236/237

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Roman Empire

• Gnaeus Pompeius and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius fight as proconsuls of the two Roman provinces of Hispania and Hispania ulterior Citerior against the rebellious former military tribune of Hispania, Quintus Sertorius, and its allies Marcus Perperna.

Hasmonäerreich

• After the death of Alexander Jannaeus, his wife Salome Alexandra is his successor as Queen of the Hasmoneans.

Science and Technology

• The 18 Dezemberjul. beginning in Greece against 23:55 clock lunar eclipse falls in the Egyptian calendar to the 9th Achet IV The Egyptian New Year on 1 Achet I begins with sunrise of the 11th Septemberjul ..

Born

• Gaius Asinius Pollio, Roman politician ( † 5 AD)

• 76 BC: Iulia, Roman patrician, daughter of Caesar ( † 54 BC )

Died

• Alexander Jannaeus, the Hasmonean king