26 BC

__NOTOC__Year 26 BC was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Rome

* Imperator Caesar Augustus becomes Roman Consul for the eighth time. His partner Titus Statilius Taurus becomes Consul for the second time.
*Cleopatra Selene marries Juba II of Numidia, and as a wedding present Augustus Caesar makes her queen of Mauretania in her own right.
*Tiridates invades Parthia and issues coins dated from March and May, 26 BC.
*Gavius Silo, orator, is heard by Augustus Caesar, mentioned by Seneca.
*Roman control of the western part of Hispania was consolidated in the campaigns of Caesar Augustus.

Greece

*Dioteimus Alaieus is one of the Archons of Athens.

Osroene

*Abgar III of Osroene (29–26 BC) is succeeded by Abgar IV Sumaqa (26–23 BC).

Asia

*The Andhra dynasty replaces the Kanva dynasty, and rules over the eastern part of India.

By topic

Astronomy

*August 29 — Christian Cross Asterism (astronomy) at Zenith of Lima, Peru.

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