40 BC, the Glossary
Year 40 BC was either a common year starting on Thursday, Friday or Saturday or a leap year starting on Thursday or Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see leap year error for further information) and a common year starting on Friday of the Proleptic Julian calendar.[1]
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115 relations: Ab urbe condita, Achaemenid Empire, AD 4, AD 6, Africa (Roman province), Alabanda, Alexander Helios, Alexandria, Ambassador, Anatolia, Anno Domini, Antigonus II Mattathias, Antioch, Ariobarzanes II of Atropatene, Army, Athenodorus Cananites, Athens, Augustus, Border, Cagliari, Calabria, Calendar era, Capital punishment, Cilicia, Citizenship, Claudia (wife of Octavian), Claudia gens, Cleopatra, Cleopatra Selene II, Common year starting on Friday, Common year starting on Saturday, Common year starting on Thursday, Consul, Corsica, Cosenza, Disease, Drin (river), Euphrates, Europe, Fulvia, Gaius Asinius Pollio, Gaius Claudius Marcellus (consul 50 BC), Gallia Narbonensis, Ghost, Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus, Han dynasty, Herod the Great, Herodian dynasty, Hispania, Hydraulics, ... Expand index (65 more) »
Ab urbe condita
Ab urbe condita ('from the founding of the City'), or anno urbis conditae ('in the year since the city's founding'), abbreviated as AUC or AVC, expresses a date in years since 753 BC, the traditional founding of Rome.
Achaemenid Empire
The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, also known as the Persian Empire or First Persian Empire (𐎧𐏁𐏂), was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC.
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AD 4
AD 4 was a common year starting on Wednesday or a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar (sources differ, see leap year error for further information) and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Proleptic Julian calendar.
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AD 6
6 was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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Africa (Roman province)
Africa was a Roman province on the northern coast of the continent of Africa.
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Alabanda
Alabanda (Ἀλάβανδα) or Antiochia of the Chrysaorians was a city of ancient Caria, Anatolia, the site of which is near Doğanyurt, Çine, Aydın Province, Turkey.
Alexander Helios
Alexander Helios (Ἀλέξανδρος Ἥλιος; late 40 BC – unknown, but possibly between 29 and 25 BC) was a Ptolemaic prince and son of Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of the Ptolemaic dynasty and Roman triumvir Mark Antony.
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Alexandria
Alexandria (الإسكندرية; Ἀλεξάνδρεια, Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ - Rakoti or ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ) is the second largest city in Egypt and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast.
Ambassador
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment.
Anatolia
Anatolia (Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula or a region in Turkey, constituting most of its contemporary territory.
Anno Domini
The terms anno Domini. (AD) and before Christ (BC) are used when designating years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.
Antigonus II Mattathias
Antigonus II Mattathias (Αντίγονος Antígonos; מַתִּתְיָהוּ, Mattīṯyāhū), also known as Antigonus the Hasmonean (died 37 BCE) was the last Hasmonean king of Judea.
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Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes (Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou)Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου; or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Δάφνῃ "Antioch on Daphne"; or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ Μεγάλη "Antioch the Great"; Antiochia ad Orontem; Անտիոք Antiokʽ; ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ Anṭiokya; אנטיוכיה, Anṭiyokhya; أنطاكية, Anṭākiya; انطاکیه; Antakya.
Ariobarzanes II of Atropatene
Ariobarzanes II of AtropateneSwan, The Augustan Succession: An Historical Commentary on Cassius Dio’s Roman History, Books 55-56 (9 B.C.-A.D. 14), p.114 also known as Ariobarzanes of Media;Bunson, Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire, p.36 Ariobarzanes of Armenia;A Chronology of the Roman Empire, p.365 Ariobarzanes II; Ariobarzanes II of Media Atropatene and Ariobarzanes (40 BC – June 26, 4 AD) was king of Media Atropatene who ruled sometime from 28 BC to 20 BC until 4 and was appointed by the Roman emperor Augustus to serve as a Roman client king of Armenia from 2 AD until 4.
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Army
An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land.
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Athenodorus Cananites
Athenodorus Cananites (Greek: Ἀθηνόδωρος Κανανίτης, Athenodoros Kananites; c. 74 BC7 AD) was a Stoic philosopher.
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Athens
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.
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Augustus
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire.
Border
Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities.
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Cagliari
Cagliari (Casteddu; Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy.
Calabria
Calabria is a region in southern Italy.
Calendar era
A calendar era is the period of time elapsed since one epoch of a calendar and, if it exists, before the next one.
Capital punishment
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct.
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Cilicia
Cilicia is a geographical region in southern Anatolia, extending inland from the northeastern coasts of the Mediterranean Sea.
Citizenship
Citizenship is a membership and allegiance to a sovereign state.
Claudia (wife of Octavian)
Claudia (born 57 BC/56 BC) was the daughter of Fulvia by her first husband Publius Clodius Pulcher.
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Claudia gens
The gens Claudia, sometimes written Clodia, was one of the most prominent patrician houses at ancient Rome.
Cleopatra
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Κλεοπάτρα Θεά ΦιλοπάτωρThe name Cleopatra is pronounced, or sometimes in British English, see, the same as in American English.. Her name was pronounced in the Greek dialect of Egypt (see Koine Greek phonology);Also "Thea Neotera", lit.
Cleopatra Selene II
Cleopatra Selene II (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Σελήνη; summer 40 BC – BC; the numeration is modern) was a Ptolemaic princess, Queen of Numidia (briefly in 25 BC) and Mauretania (25 BC – 5 BC) and Queen of Cyrenaica (34 BC – 30 BC).
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Common year starting on Friday
A common year starting on Friday is any non-leap year (i.e. a year with 365 days) that begins on Friday, 1 January, and ends on Friday, 31 December.
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Common year starting on Saturday
A common year starting on Saturday is any non-leap year (i.e. a year with 365 days) that begins on Saturday, 1 January, and ends on Saturday, 31 December.
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Common year starting on Thursday
A common year starting on Thursday is any non-leap year (i.e. a year with 365 days) that begins on Thursday, 1 January, and ends on Thursday, 31 December.
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Consul
Consul (abbrev. cos.; Latin plural consules) was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire.
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Corsica
Corsica (Corse; Còrsega) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France.
Cosenza
Cosenza (local dialect: Cusenza) is a city located in Calabria, Italy.
Disease
A disease is a particular abnormal condition that adversely affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism and is not immediately due to any external injury.
Drin (river)
The Drin (Drin or Drini; Drim) is a river in Southeastern Europe with two major tributaries – the White Drin and the Black Drin and two distributaries – one discharging into the Adriatic Sea, in the Gulf of Drin and the other into the Bojana River.
Euphrates
The Euphrates (see below) is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia.
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
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Fulvia
Fulvia (d. 40 BC) was an aristocratic Roman woman who lived during the Late Roman Republic.
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Gaius Asinius Pollio
Gaius Asinius Pollio (75 BC – AD 4) was a Roman soldier, politician, orator, poet, playwright, literary critic, and historian, whose lost contemporaneous history provided much of the material used by the historians Appian and Plutarch.
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Gaius Claudius Marcellus (consul 50 BC)
Gaius Claudius Marcellus (88 BC – May 40 BC) was a Roman senator who served as Consul in 50 BC.
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Gallia Narbonensis
Gallia Narbonensis (Latin for "Gaul of Narbonne", from its chief settlement) was a Roman province located in what is now Occitania and Provence, in Southern France.
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Ghost
In folklore, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or non-human animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living.
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Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus
Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus was a Roman general, senator and consul (both in 53 BC and 40 BC) who was a loyal partisan of Caesar and Octavianus.
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Han dynasty
The Han dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu.
Herod the Great
Herod I or Herod the Great was a Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian Kingdom of Judea.
Herodian dynasty
The Herodian dynasty was a royal dynasty of Idumaean (Edomite) descent, ruling the Herodian Kingdom of Judea and later the Herodian Tetrarchy as a vassal state of the Roman Empire.
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Hispania
Hispania (Hispanía; Hispānia) was the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula.
Hydraulics
Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.
Hyrcanus II
John Hyrcanus II (Yohanan Hurqanos; died 30 BCE), a member of the Hasmonean dynasty, was for a long time the Jewish High Priest in the 1st century BCE.
Igodomigodo
Igodomigodo is the original name of the Benin Empire used by its own inhabitants (nowadays known as the Edo people of Nigeria).
Illyricum (Roman province)
Illyricum was a Roman province that existed from 27 BC to sometime during the reign of Vespasian (69–79 AD).
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Imperator
The title of imperator originally meant the rough equivalent of commander under the Roman Republic.
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
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Jerusalem
Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.
Judea
Judea or Judaea (Ἰουδαία,; Iudaea) is a mountainous region of the Levant.
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Julian calendar
The Julian calendar is a solar calendar of 365 days in every year with an additional leap day every fourth year (without exception).
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman.
Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)
Armenia, also the Kingdom of Greater Armenia, or simply Greater Armenia or Armenia Major (Մեծ Հայք; Armenia Maior) sometimes referred to as the Armenian Empire, was a kingdom in the Ancient Near East which existed from 331 BC to 428 AD.
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Leap year starting on Friday
A leap year starting on Friday is any year with 366 days (i.e. it includes 29 February) that begins on Friday 1 January and ends on Saturday 31 December.
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Leap year starting on Thursday
A leap year starting on Thursday is any year with 366 days (i.e. it includes 29 February) that begins on Thursday 1 January, and ends on Friday 31 December.
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Lepidus
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (89 BC – late 13 or early 12 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who formed the Second Triumvirate alongside Octavian and Mark Antony during the final years of the Roman Republic.
Lucania
Lucania was a historical region of Southern Italy, corresponding to the modern-day region of Basilicata.
Lucius Antonius (brother of Mark Antony)
Lucius Antonius was the younger brother and supporter of Mark Antony, a Roman politician.
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Lucius Decidius Saxa
Lucius Decidius Saxa (died 40 BC) was a Roman general in the 1st century BC.
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Lucius Scribonius Libo
Several men of plebeian status were named Lucius Scribonius Libo during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire; they were members of the gens Scribonia.
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Lyric poetry
Modern lyric poetry is a formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person.
Macedonia (Roman province)
Macedonia (Μακεδονία) was a province of ancient Rome, encompassing the territory of the former Antigonid Kingdom of Macedonia, which had been conquered by the Roman Republic in 168 BC at the conclusion of the Third Macedonian War.
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Marcus Lurius
Marcus Lurius (40–31 BC) was a Roman military commander who supported Octavian, the later emperor Augustus, in the civil wars of the late Republic.
Mark Antony
Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire.
Menas (freedman)
Menas, also known as Menodorus, served under Sextus Pompey during the 1st Century BC Roman civil wars.
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Milas
Milas (Μύλασα, Mylasa) is a municipality and district of Muğla Province, Turkey.
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Nasi (Hebrew title)
Nasi (nāśī) is a title meaning "prince" in Biblical Hebrew, "Prince " in Mishnaic Hebrew.
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Octavia the Younger
Octavia the Younger (Octavia Minor; – 11 BC) was the elder sister of the first Roman emperor, Augustus (known also as Octavian), the half-sister of Octavia the Elder, and the fourth wife of Mark Antony.
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Ostia Antica
Ostia Antica is an ancient Roman city and the port of Rome located at the mouth of the Tiber.
Pacorus I
Pacorus I (also spelled Pakoros I; 𐭐𐭊𐭅𐭓; died 38 BC) was a Parthian prince, who was the son and heir of Orodes II.
Parthian Empire
The Parthian Empire, also known as the Arsacid Empire, was a major Iranian political and cultural power centered in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD.
Perusia
The ancient Perusia, now Perugia, first appears in history as one of the 12 confederate cities of Etruria.
Phasael
Phasael (died 40 BCE;, Faṣā'ēl; Latin: Phasaelus; from Φασάηλος, Phasaelos), was a prince from the Herodian Dynasty of Judea.
Phoenicia
Phoenicia, or Phœnicia, was an ancient Semitic thalassocratic civilization originating in the coastal strip of the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon.
Poltergeist
In German folklore and ghostlore, a poltergeist (or;; or) is a type of ghost or spirit that is responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed.
Pozzuoli
Pozzuoli is a city and comune of the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the Italian region of Campania.
Praetorian Guard
The Praetorian Guard (Latin: cohortes praetoriae) was an elite unit of the Imperial Roman army that served as personal bodyguards and intelligence agents for the Roman emperors.
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Proleptic Julian calendar
The proleptic Julian calendar is produced by extending the Julian calendar backwards to dates preceding AD 8 when the quadrennial leap year stabilized.
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Publius Clodius Pulcher
Publius Clodius Pulcher (– 18 January 52 BC) was a Roman politician and demagogue.
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Quintus Fufius Calenus
Quintus Fufius Calenus (died 40 BC) was a Roman Republican politician and general.
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Quintus Labienus
Quintus Labienus Parthicus (died 39 BC) was a Roman general in the Late Republic period.
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Quintus Salvius Salvidienus Rufus
Quintus Salvius Salvidienus Rufus (65 BC – 40 BC) was a Roman general and one of the principal generals and advisors of Octavian during the early years of his political activity.
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Roman Forum
The Roman Forum, also known by its Latin name Forum Romanum (Foro Romano), is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the centre of the city of Rome.
Roman legion
The Roman legion (legiō), the largest military unit of the Roman army, was composed of Roman citizens serving as legionaries.
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic (Res publica Romana) was the era of classical Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom (traditionally dated to 509 BC) and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire following the War of Actium.
Rome
Rome (Italian and Roma) is the capital city of Italy.
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Sardinia
Sardinia (Sardegna; Sardigna) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the twenty regions of Italy.
Scribonia (wife of Octavian)
Scribonia (c. 70 BC – c. AD 16) was the secondSuetonius, Life of Augustus, 62.1–2.
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Second Triumvirate
The Second Triumvirate was an extraordinary commission and magistracy created for Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian to give them practically absolute power.
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Sextus
Sextus is an ancient Roman praenomen or "first name".
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Sextus Pompey
Sextus Pompeius Magnus Pius (67 – 35 BC), also known in English as Sextus Pompey, was a Roman military leader who, throughout his life, upheld the cause of his father, Pompey the Great, against Julius Caesar and his supporters during the last civil wars of the Roman Republic.
Sicyon
Sicyon (Σικυών; gen.: Σικυῶνος) or Sikyōn was an ancient Greek city state situated in the northern Peloponnesus between Corinth and Achaea on the territory of the present-day regional unit of Corinthia.
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Siege
A siege (lit) is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or by well-prepared assault.
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Simeon ben Shetach
Simeon ben Shetach, or Shimon ben Shetach or Shatach, circa 140-60 BCE, was a Pharisee scholar and Nasi of the Sanhedrin during the reigns of Alexander Jannæus (c. 103-76 BCE) and his successor, Queen Salome Alexandra (c. 76-67 BCE), who was Simeon's sister.
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Slavery
Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour.
Sphere of influence
In the field of international relations, a sphere of influence is a spatial region or concept division over which a state or organization has a level of cultural, economic, military, or political exclusivity.
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Surrender (military)
Surrender, in military terms, is the relinquishment of control over territory, combatants, fortifications, ships or armament to another power.
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Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant.
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Thurii
Thurii (Latin: Thūriī, Thoúrioi), called also by some Latin writers Thūrium (compare Thoúrion, in Ptolemy), and later in Roman times also Cōpia and Cōpiae, was an ancient Greek city situated on the Gulf of Taranto, near or on the site of the great renowned city of Sybaris, whose place it may be considered as having taken.
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Tigellius
Tigellius (1st century BC – 40 BC), was a lyric poet during the time of Julius Caesar.
Trip hammer
A trip hammer, also known as a tilt hammer or helve hammer, is a massive powered hammer.
Triumvirate
A triumvirate (triumvirātus) or a triarchy is a political institution ruled or dominated by three individuals, known as triumvirs (triumviri).
Tyre, Lebanon
Tyre (translit; translit; Týros) or Tyr, Sur, or Sour is a city in Lebanon, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, though in medieval times for some centuries by just a small population.
25 BC
Year 25 BC was either a common year starting on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday or a leap year starting on Wednesday or Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see leap year error for further information) and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Proleptic Julian calendar.
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29 BC
Year 29 BC was either a common year starting on Friday or Saturday or a leap year starting on Thursday, Friday or Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see leap year error for further information) and a leap year starting on Thursday of the Proleptic Julian calendar.
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77 BC
Year 77 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar.
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88 BC
Year 88 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/40_BC
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