117 BC

March 2026 February 2011 -117 117 __NOTOC__ Year 117 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Diadematus and Augur (or, less frequently, year 637 Ab urbe condita) and the Sixth Year of Yuanshou. The denomination 117 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events Quintus Marcius Rex triumphs over the Stoeni tribe of northern Italy. February 2024 Births Ptolemy XII Auletes, king (pharaoh) of Egypt (d. 51 BC)Ptolemaic Dynasty -- Ptolemy XII root https://instonebrewer.com/TyndaleSites/Egypt/ptolemies/ptolemy_xii_fr.htm 2023-06-06 instonebrewer.com Deaths Huo Qubing, Chinese general of the Han dynasty (b. 140 BC) Sima Xiangru, Chinese statesman, poet, and musician (b. 179 BC) References