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Heads of State

Year of the Fire Monkey丙申( at the beginning of the year, wood sheep乙未)

Syria: 227/228

Events

Politics and World Affairs

  • The Nabataeans under King Aretas III conquer. Damascus.
  • In the first Mithridatic war the Romans victorious in the Battle of Orchomenus on the Pontic army of Archelaus. Mithridates VI. is then forced to the conclusion of peace.

Science and Technology

  • The 28 Dezemberjul. beginning in Egypt against 7:35 clock total lunar eclipse falls in the Egyptian calendar on the 17th Achet IV Because of the sunrise against 6:40 clock as it is not observable. The ancient Egyptian New Year on 1 Achet I begins with sunrise of the 13th Septemberjul ..

Born

  • Antiochus XIII. , King of the Seleucid Empire († 64 BC)
  • Marcus Junius Brutus, Roman politician and assassin († 42 BC)

Died

  • Gaius Flavius ​​Fimbria, Roman general
  • Gaius Julius Caesar, Roman politician (c. 135 BC)
  • Lucius Valerius Flaccus, Roman politician
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