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96 BC

Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century

Decades: 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC - 90s BC - 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC

Years: 101 BC 100 BC 99 BC 98 BC 97 BC - 96 BC - 95 BC 94 BC 93 BC 92 BC 91 BC

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Events

• Start of the Taishi era in the Han Dynasty
• Cyrene left to the people of Rome by its ruler Ptolemy Apion.
• Seleucus VI Epiphanes becomes king of the Seleucid Empire following the death of his father Antiochus VIII Grypus, and defeating in battle Antiochus IX Cyzicenus.

Births

Deaths

• Antiochus VIII Grypus, king of the Seleucid Empire (murdered)
• Antiochus IX Cyzicenus, king of the Seleucid Empire (died in battle)

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