What happened in 118 BC?
Philae obelisk and Marcus Porcius Cato — among 3 events recorded in 118 BC.
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People 1
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Marcus Porcius Cato died
Roman consul in 118 BC
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Architecture & Engineering 1
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Philae obelisk
Obelisk found at Philae, Egypt
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 118 BC.
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Marcus Fulvius Flaccus died
Roman consul 125 BC
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Hipparchus died
2nd century Greek astronomer, geographer and mathematician
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Hypsicles died
Ancient Greek mathematician and astronomer
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Polybius died
Ancient Greek historian
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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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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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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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