History
 

69 - 60 B.C.

Generations

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World

General

Population: Between 190 and 230 million*
  • Births: Horace of Rome (65 BC), Augustus Caesar (63 BC)
  • Philosophy: Lucretius publishes the Epicurean doctrine of the universe in poetic form (60 BC)
  • Writing: Roman shorthand invented by Marcus Tullius Tiro (former slave of Cicero) (63 BC)
  • Deaths: Aristobulus II King of Judaea (63 BC), Mithridates VI of Judaea (63 BC), Roman politician Lucius Sergius Catilina (62 BC)

Africa

  • Egypt: Cleopatra becomes Queen

Americas

  • General: Nephihah dies and kingmen set up king- People vote for Pahoran and Moroni forces kingmen to retract or die (67 BC)
    Ammoron succeeds brother Amalickiah who is run through with spear (66 BC)
    City of Mulek Retaken (66 BC)
    Nephites retake Antiparah as Lamanite prisoners are used to defend cities
    Helaman and Nephites retake Manti - Army of Helaman preserved (63 BC)
    Moroni corresponds with Lamanite leader Ammoron and retakes prisoners by stratagem (63 BC)
    Kingmen take control of nephite capital - correspondence between Pahoran and Moroni (62 BC)
    Lamanites take city of Nephihah (61 BC)
    Moroni and Pahoran rid nephite capital of kingmen (61 BC)
    Teancum slays Ammoron and is killed (60 BC)

Europe

  • Crete: Crete captured by Romans
  • Roman Empire: Florence founded (62 BC)
    Caesar begins winning victories (61 BC)
    First triumvirate of Cassius, Pompeii and Caesar formed (60 BC)
  • Spanish States: Gaius Julius Caesar - nephew of Marius - wins first victories in Spain (61 BC)
  • Switzerland: Romony colonies established (60 BC)

Middle East

  • Judaea: Dynastic war ensues when Hurcanus II is deposed and house of Antipater rules (69 BC)
    Hyrcanus II rules Judaea and civil war with brother Aristobulus II starts (67 BC)
    End of Mithridatic Wars with at least 10,000 dead (66 BC)
    Romans conquer region capturing Jerusalem - becomes province of Syria (63 BC)
    Mithridates VI commits suicide (63 BC)
  • Mesopotamia: Region changes from Armenia to Roman rule until 37 AD (66 BC)
  • Palestine: Selucid kingdom of Palistine falls to Rome
  • Syria: Syria becomes Roman province under Pompey (65-4 BC)



 
 
 
 
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