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Year 176 BC was a year of the
pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Hispallus/Laevinus and Spurinus (or, less frequently, year 578 ''
Ab urbe condita
''Ab urbe condita'' ( 'from the founding of the City'), or ''anno urbis conditae'' (; 'in the year since the city's founding'), abbreviated as AUC or AVC, expresses a date in years since 753 BC, the traditional founding of Rome. It is an exp ...
''). The denomination 176 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
By place
Roman Republic
* The Roman general, Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, subdues Sardinia, enslaving some of the population.
Egypt
* Cleopatra I Syra dies leaving her son, Ptolemy VI, to rule Egypt alone.
Parthia
* King Phriapatius of Parthia dies and is succeeded by his son Phraates I
Phraates I ( xpr, 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 ''Frahāt'') was king of the Arsacid dynasty from 170/168 BC to 165/64 BC. He subdued the Mardians, conquered their territory in the Alborz mountains, and reclaimed Hyrcania from the Seleucid Empire. He died in ...
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Births
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Deaths
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Cleopatra I Syra, queen of Egypt from
193 BC
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Year 193 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Merula and Thermus (or, less frequently, year 561 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 BC for this year has been ...
, wife of Ptolemy V Epiphanes and regent for her young son, Ptolemy VI Philometor (b. c.
204 BC
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Year 204 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cethegus and Tuditanus (or, less frequently, year 550 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 204 BC for this year has be ...
)
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Phriapatius, king of
Parthia
References
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