What happened in 27 BC?
3 recorded events in 27 BC, including 1 in major events, 1 in people and 1 in empires & countries.
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Major Events 1
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Augustus becomes first Roman Emperor
Octavian is granted the title Augustus by the Senate, marking the start of the Roman Empire.
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People 1
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Marcus Terentius Varro died
Roman scholar, polymath and author (116–27 BC)
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Empires & Countries 1
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Roman Republic dissolved
Roman Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Rome.
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 27 BC.
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Lucius Gellius Poplicola died
Mid-1st century BC Roman politician
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Cleopatra died
Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BCE
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Caesarion died
Last pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt from 44 to 30 BC
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Battle of Alexandria
Battle of the Last War of the Roman Republic
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Adiatorix died
1st-century BC Galatian priest and ruler of Comana in Cappadocia
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Temple of Caesar
Building in Roman Forum, Italy
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Gaius Cornelius Gallus died
1st century BC Roman poet, orator and politician
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Marcus Valerius Messalla Rufus died
Roman consul 53 BC
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Tyrannion of Amisus died
Ancient Greek grammarian
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Siege of Aracillum
25 BCE siege
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Battle of Vellica
Battle of the Cantabrian Wars with the exact location unknown
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Cornelius Nepos died
Roman historian and biographer (c.110 BC–c.25 BC)
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