What happened in 16 BC?
Propertius, Aemilius Macer and Roman conquest of Rhetia and the Alps — among 8 events recorded in 16 BC. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 2
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Clades Lolliana
16 BCE battle
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Roman conquest of Rhetia and the Alps
Roman conquest of Germania territories
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People 3
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Propertius died
1st century BC Roman elegiac poet
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Aemilius Macer died
Roman poet
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Tigranes V of Armenia born
Born in Jerusalem. Roman Client King of Armenia (16 BC-36 AD) (r. 6 AD-12 AD).
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Empires & Countries 1
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Noricum founded
Noricum was founded, with its capital at Virunum.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 16 BC is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 16 BC.
10s BC 2
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Tibullus died
Roman poet and writer of elegies (c. 55 BC - 19 BC)
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Tibullus
Roman poet and writer of elegies (c. 55 BC - 19 BC)
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