Editing 69 BC

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Year '''69 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Hortensius and Metellus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 685 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 69 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.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Republic ====
* [[October 6]] &ndash; [[Roman Republic]] troops under [[Lucius Lucullus]] defeat the army of [[Tigranes II of Armenia]] in the [[Battle of Tigranocerta]], and capture [[Tigranocerta]], capital of Armenia.
* [[Consul]]s: [[Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus (died 55 BC)|Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus]] and [[Quintus Hortensius]].
* [[Antiochus XIII Asiaticus]] is installed as [[List of Syrian monarchs|king of Syria]].<ref>Joseph Thomas, ''Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology'', 1908, Lippincott, 2550 pages</ref>
* [[Parthian Empire|Parthians]] and [[Roman Republic|Romans]] re-establish [[Euphrates]] as a frontier.
* [[Julius Caesar|Gaius Julius Caesar]] is a [[quaestor]] in [[Spain]].

==== Egypt ====
* [[Ptolemy XII of Egypt|Ptolemy XII]] deposes [[Cleopatra V of Egypt|Cleopatra V]], and becomes sole ruler.

==== Greece ====
* [[Kydonia]], an ancient city on the island of [[Crete]] falls to Roman military forces.<ref>[http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/10881/cydonia.html#fieldnotes C. Michael Hogan, ''Cydonia'', Modern Antiquarian, January 23, 2008]</ref>
* [[Rhodes]] becomes a bulwark against pirates, the Rhodians are unable to suppress [[piracy]] in the [[Aegean Sea]]. [[Delos]] gets the status of a free port.
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== Births ==
* [[Cleopatra|Cleopatra VII Philopator]], queen of [[Ptolemaic Kingdom|Egypt]] (d. [[30 BC]])
* [[Hyeokgeose of Silla|Hyeokgeose]], Korean king and founder of [[Silla]] (d. [[AD 4]])
* [[Empress Wang Zhengjun|Wang Zhengjun]], empress of the Western [[Han dynasty]] (d. [[AD 13]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Cleopatra Selene of Syria|Cleopatra II Selene]], queen of Egypt
* [[Julia (aunt of Caesar and wife of Marius)|Julia]], wife of [[Gaius Marius]] (b. c. [[130 BC]])

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