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116 BC

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Year 116 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Geta and Eburnus (or, less frequently, year 638 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 116 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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Egypt

  • June 26 – At the death of Ptolemy VIII Physcon, Cleopatra III has chosen her younger son Ptolemy X Alexander as co-regent, but the Alexandrians forced her to bring Ptolemy IX from Cyprus, of which he is governor.
  • Ptolemy IX Philometor Soter II Lathyros becomes king of Egypt and claims the throne.

    • Births

  • Marcus Terentius Varro, Roman scholar (d. 27 BC)

    • Deaths

  • Cleopatra II of Egypt (b. c. 185 BC)
  • June 26 – Ptolemy VIII of Egypt (b. c. 182 BC)

    • References

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