Year 26 BC was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Rome

• Imperator Caesar Augustus becomes Roman Consul for the eighth time. His partner Titus Statilius Taurus becomes Consul for the second time.
• Cleopatra Selene marries Juba II of Numidia, and as a wedding present Augustus Caesar makes her queen of Mauretania in her own right.
• Tiridates invades Parthia and issues coins dated from March and May, 26 BC.
• Gavius Silo, orator, is heard by Augustus Caesar, mentioned by Seneca.
• Roman control of the western part of Hispania was consolidated in the campaigns of Caesar Augustus.

Greece

• Dioteimus Alaieus is one of the Archons of Athens.

Osroene

• Abgar III of Osroene (29?26 BC) is succeeded by Abgar IV Sumaqa (26?23 BC).

Asia

• The Andhra dynasty replaces the Kanva dynasty, and rules over the eastern part of India.

By topic

Astronomy

• August 29 ? Christian Cross Asterism (astronomy) at Zenith of Lima, Peru.

Births

Deaths

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