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Year '''68 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Metellus/Vatia and Rex''' (or, less frequently, '''year 686 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 68 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Republic ====
* [[Consul]]s: [[Lucius Caecilius Metellus (consul 68 BC)|Lucius Caecilius Metellus]] and [[Quintus Marcius Rex (consul 68 BCE)|Quintus Marcius Rex]].
* [[October 6]] &ndash; [[Lucius Lucullus]] defeats [[Tigranes II of Armenia]] in the [[Battle of Artaxata]].
* [[Gaius Antonius Hybrida]] elected [[praetor]].
* Tribune of the plebs [[Gaius Antius Restio]] passes the ''Lex Antia sumptuaria'' law forbidding Roman magistrates from attending banquets.<ref>{{cite journal|authorlink=Ronald Syme|first=Ronald|last=Syme|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/298364|title=Ten Tribunes|journal=Journal of Roman Studies|year=1963|volume=53|page=59|doi=10.2307/298364 |jstor=298364 }}</ref>
* [[Ostia Antica|Ostia]], the [[harbour]] city of [[Ancient Rome]], is [[Looting|sacked]] by [[Piracy|pirates]]. The port is set on fire and the [[Roman navy|consular war fleet]] is destroyed.

==== Osroene ====
* [[Abgar II of Osroene|Abgar II]] becomes ruler of [[Osroene]].
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== Births ==
* [[Arsinoe IV of Egypt]], daughter of [[Ptolemy XII Auletes|Ptolemy XII]] (and probably [[Cleopatra V of Egypt|Cleopatra V]]) (d. [[41 BC]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Antiochus of Ascalon]], Greek philosopher (b. c. [[130 BC]])
* [[Cornelia (wife of Caesar)|Cornelia]], wife of [[Julius Caesar]] (b. [[94 BC]])
* [[Huo Guang]], official of the western [[Han dynasty|Han Dynasty]]
* [[Lucius Caecilius Metellus (consul 68 BC)|Lucius Caecillius Metellus]], Roman consul

== References ==
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