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)