What happened in 116 BC?
2 recorded events in 116 BC, including 2 in people.
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People 2
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Marcus Terentius Varro born
Born in Rieti. Roman scholar, polymath and author (116–27 BC).
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Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus born
Born in Ancient Rome. Roman consul in 73 BC.
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 116 BC.
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Battle of Mobei
Battle
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Gaius Papirius Carbo died
Roman politician and orator (c.163–119 BC)
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Li Guang died
General of the Western Han dynasty
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Marcus Porcius Cato died
Roman consul in 118 BC
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Sima Xiangru died
Poet and writer
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Huo Qubing died
Chinese military general and official (140 B.C.E. – 117 B.C.E.)
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Ptolemy XII Auletes born
Born in Cyprus. 1st-century BC Egyptian pharaoh.
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Publius Mucius Scaevola died
Ancient Roman politician
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Marcus Licinius Crassus born
Born in Ancient Rome. Member of the First Triumvirate.
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Zhang Qian died
Imperial envoy to the world outside of China in the 2nd century BC
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Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura born
Born in Ancient Rome. Step-father of Mark Antony.
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Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus died
Roman consul 138 BC
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