95 B.C. Olympiad 171.2Click on the links in the lists of references to go to the sources for each event
| 1 | EGY {8 Pachon -E = June} Document: PGrenf_2'36, a letter from Petesuchus to Peteharsemtheus.
@ PLoeb_1.103. |
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| 2 | SYR ?? Antiochus Cyzicenus fortifies the citadel at Apameia.
@ Joseph:AJ_14'38. |
| 3 | ?? Antiochus Cyzicenus removes the gold from a statue of Zeus.
@ Arnob_6'21. |
| 4 | ++ The character of Antiochus Cyzicenus.
@ Diod_34.34'1. |
| 5 | Seleucus defeats and kills Antiochus Cyzicenus; in the king-lists Philippus is called the successor of Cyzicenus.
@ ~Joseph:AJ_13'366; Appian:Syr_69'b; Trog:Prol_40; +[Euseb]:Chron_259'c-d, 263'b; Hieron:Chron_1923; ExcBarb_46B; ChronSynt_92'b; {Green_551; Bickerman_p130.} |
| 6 | The accession of Antiochus Eusebes, the son of Cyzicenus.
* Read Josephus' account @ ~Joseph:AJ_13'367;* Appian:Syr_69'b; {Green_551.} |
| 7 | CAP << Sulla, the propraetor of Cilicia, installs Ariobarzanes as king of Cappadocia.
* Read Plutarch's account @ ~[Liv]:Per_70'a; Strab_12.540'c-d;(2.11) Frontin:Str_1.5'18; ~Plut:Sull_5'6-7;* Appian:Mith_10'a, :BCiv_1.77'a; ~Just_38.2'8; [Vict]:VirIll_75'4;L {CAH_9'142<96-92>; OCD_s<96-93>.} |
| 8 | SYR Antiochus Eusebes defeats Seleucus.
* Read Josephus' account @ ~Joseph:AJ_13'368;* ~[Euseb]:Chron_259'd. |
| 9 | Seleucus is burnt to death in his palace at Mopsu Hestia; he is succeeded by his brothers Antiochus Epiphanes and Philippus.
@ ~Joseph:AJ_13'367-368; Appian:Syr_69'b; Trog:Prol_40; ~[Euseb]:Chron_261'a; Hieron:Chron_1923; {Green_551.} |
| 10 | SYR The accession of Demetrius, another son of Antiochus Grypus.
@ ~Joseph:AJ_13'370; {Bickerman_p130.} |
| 10a | ARM ?? Mithridates of Parthia attacks Artavasdes, king of Armenia.
* Read Justin's account @ Just_42.2'6,* 4'1; {Justinus' account is confused, but appears to refer to an attack on Armenia before the accession of Tigranes.} |
| 11 | << Tigranes establishes himself as king of Armenia after being released by the Parthians, and enters into negotiations with Mithridates of Pontus.
* Read Strabo's account @ Strab_11.532'a-b;* (14.15) ~Plut:Luc_21'6; Appian:Mith_67'c; ~Just_38.3'1; {CAH_9'142; ~OCD_t.} |
| 12 | LUS << P.Crassus is proconsul in Spain; he discovers the route to the Cassiterides islands.
* Read Strabo's account @ Cic:Planc_32; Strab_3.175'e-176'b;* (5.11) Plut:Crass_4'1; {~MRR_2'11.} |
| 13 | << P.Crassus grants Roman citizenship to Alexas of Heracleia.
@ Cic:Balb_50; {MRR_2'22 <90>.} |
| 14 | ROM << M'.Aquillius is accused of extortion, but acquitted.
* Read Cicero's account @ (?) [Cic]:RhetHer_4'50; Cic:Verr_2.5'3,* :Font_38, :Flac_98, :DeOr_2'194-196,L :Brut_222,L :Off_2'50;L ~[Liv]:Per_70'a; Quint_2.15'7; {OCD_a.} |
| 15 | The Lex Licinia Mucia prevents other Italians from assuming Roman citizenship.
* Read Cicero's account @ Cic:Balb_48-49,* 54, :DeOr_2'257,L :Brut_63,L ~:Off_3'47;L Sall:Hist_1'17-18; ~Ascon_67'b-68'a;L {CAH_9'102; OCD_lex.} |
| 16 | Norbanus is brought to trial for his conduct as tribune in 103 B.C.; Sulpicius speaks against him, but he is successfully defended by M.Antonius.
@ Cic:DeOr_2'89,L '107-109,L '124,L '167,L '197-204,L :Off_2'49;L ValMax_8.5'2;L {CAH_9'96; OCD_n.} |
| 17 | C.Coelius, a "novus homo", is elected to be consul for the following year.
@ QCic:Pet_11. |
| 18 | PAL << Alexander Jannaeus massacres his opponents following disturbances at the festival of Tabernacles.
* Read Josephus' account @ Joseph:BJ_1'88-89,* ~:AJ_13'372-373; {In October, at the Festival of Tabernacles.} |
| 19 | SIC C.Claudius creates new laws for the town of Halaesa.
@ +Cic:Verr_2.2'122. |
| 20 | ROM The trial of Q.Caepio, who is defended by the consul L.Crassus.
@ +Cic:Brut_162;L {OCD_caepio.} |
| 21 | The first public speech of Q.Hortensius, on behalf of the inhabitants of Africa.
@ +Cic:DeOr_3'229,L +:Brut_228-229,L 324,L +328.L |
| 22 | ?? Cn.Aufidius adopts Orestes, and M.Pupius adopts Piso, even though both the adopters are very old men.
@ Cic:Dom_35; {Both Pupius Piso and Aufidius Orestes were probably born around 115 B.C.} |
| 23 | == The birth of M.Cato.
* Read Plutarch's account @ ~[Liv]:Per_114'a; Plut:CatMin_3'5,* ~73'1; {OCD_c.} |
| 24 | ++ General remarks on the character of C.Curtius, a tax-farmer and the father of C.Rabirius Postumus.
* Read Cicero's account @ Cic:RabPost_3-4,* 47; {Curtius' posthumous son was a prominent banker who was defended by Cicero in 54 B.C.} |
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