26 BC

Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century

Decades: 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC - 20s BC - 10s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s

Years: 31 BC 30 BC 29 BC 28 BC 27 BC 26 BC 25 BC 24 BC 23 BC 22 BC 21 BC

Events

• Imperator Caesar Augustus becomes Roman Consul for the eighth time. His partner Titus Statilius Taurus becomes Consul for the second time.
• Cleopatra Selene marries Juba II of Numidia, and as a wedding present Augustus Caesar makes her queen of Mauretania in her own right.
• Tiridates invades Parthia and issues coins dated from March and May, 26 BC.
• Abgar III of Osroene (29 - 26 BC) is succeeded by Abgar IV Sumaqa (26 - 23 BC).
• Gavius Silo, orator, is heard by Augustus Caesar, mentioned by Seneca.
• Dioteimus Alaieus is one of the Archons of Athens.
• The Andhra dynasty replaces the Kanva dynasty, and rules over the eastern part of India.
• Roman control of the western part of Hispania was consolidated in the campaigns of Caesar Augustus.

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