96 BC

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Heads of State

Year of the Wood Rooster乙酉( at the beginning of the year Wood Monkey甲申)

Syria: 216/217

Events

Roman Empire

  • The Roman general Sulla urges the Pontic King Mithridates VI. to the Euphrates back and makes contact with the Parthian king Mithridates II.
  • The Cyrenaica with its capital Cyrene is by inheritance Roman province.

Asia

  • After the death of his father Antiochus VIII and defeating his half- uncle Antiochus IX. is Seleucus VI. short ruler of the entire Seleucid Empire.
  • Obodas I. takes over control of the Nabataeans.

Died

  • Antiochus VIII, King of the Seleucid Empire (c. 141 BC)
  • Antiochus IX. , King of the Seleucid Empire
  • Ptolemy Apion, ruler of Cyrene ( * after 154 BC)
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