What happened in 61 BC?
2 recorded events in 61 BC, including 2 in people. A further 8 events are dated only to the wider period.
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People 2
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Aulus Licinius Archias died
1st century BC Greek writer
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Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator born
Born in Egypt. Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 47 BC.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 8 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 61 BC is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 61 BC.
1st century BC 7
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Andronicus of Rhodes died
Ancient Greek philosopher
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Alfenus Varus died
Ancient Roman jurist and writer
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Gaius Sosius died
1st-century BC Roman general and politician
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Lucius Cornelius Balbus the Younger died
Roman general and writer
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Marcus Cocceius Nerva died
Roman consul 36 BC
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Lucius Cornificius died
Roman politician
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Publius Carisius died
Soldier (0055-0100)
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60s BC 1
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Antikythera wreck
Roman shipwreck dating from the 2nd quarter of the 1st century BC
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