This page is about the year of -72 proleptic Julian calendar .

Events

• In Rome , Consulate of Cn Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus , Lucius Gellius Publicola.
• Mr. Lollius Palicanus, tribune of the plebs.
• Fonteius , propraetor of Narbonne , was accused of extortion by the Gauls. Cicero is arguing in the Senate (Pro Fonteio).
• Having murdered Sertorius , Marcus Ventus Perpenna , repeatedly beaten by Pompey and Metellus , attempts to enter into negotiations with Pompey but it does run in Huesca. Pompey pacifies the Spanish in one year.
• In Asia, Lucullus is victorious in front of Tigranes and Mithridates VI (ending in -68 ). He hunts Mithridates of Bithynia. The latter fled to Armenia to Tigranes.
• The Suve Ariovistus is called Gaul by Sequani the cons AEdui. He settled in Alsace.

Births -72

• Vercingetorix (approximate date).
• Herod ^I the Great.

Deaths in -72

• Sertorius was assassinated by Marcus Ventus Perpenna, at a banquet.
• Marcus Ventus Perpenna which is executed by order of Pompey.

• Portal of the ancient world

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