68 BC - Definition and Overview

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

Decades: 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC - 60s BC - 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC

Years: 73 BC 72 BC 71 BC 70 BC 69 BC 68 BC 67 BC 66 BC 65 BC 64 BC 63 BC

Events

• Lucius Lucullus defeats Tigranes II of Armenia in the Battle of Artaxata.

Births

• Princess Arsinoe IV of Egypt, daughter of Ptolemy XII of Egypt and probably Cleopatra V of Egypt (or 67 BC).

Deaths

• Cornelia, wife of Julius Caesar.