-66

This page relates to the year -66 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

With Rome, Consul At of Manius Aemilius Lepidus and Lucius Volcacius Tullus.
Manilius, powerful orator of the plebs.
César, at thirty-seven years, is an aristocrat of the people Julia , popular by its elegance and its profusions. Its eloquence, its spirit, its direction of the policy and the businesses had struck Sylla, which warned his/her friends against his audacity and his ambition. Nephew of Marius, César becomes one of the chiefs of the democratic party. He supports Pompée, the man of the moment at the time of the laws Gabinia and Manilia , but Pompée party, he operates to supplant it.

the law Manilia entrusts to Pompée the mission of finishing the war in the East, with full powerss on the provinces of Asia. Pumped the treaty of alliance with the Parthes renews. Phraatès III takes again the title of King of the Kings usurped by Tigrane of Arménie, which is then in difficult situation. The son of Tigrane, revolted against his father, takes refuge at Phraatès, which gives him his/her daughter in marriage and an army for détrôner Tigrane grants to him. He fails, and will offer his services to Pompée which goes on Arménie. Tigrane, after having pushed back Parthes, offers its tender to Pompée and yields the Syria, the Cappadoce and the Petite Arménie to him. It keeps its States and becomes vassal of Rome. Mithridate VI is definitively overcome. Pumped is turned over then against Phraatès, crosses the Euphrate and occupies the Gordyène (Corduène) for the account of Tigrane which asserted this province. Then it leaves for Syria in order to proclaim it officially Roman province (-64). Phraatès benefits from it to invade Arménie. Tigrane is beaten. Phraatès sends a message with Pompée reproaching him for having broken its engagements. This last abstains from intervening.

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