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24 BCE

Caesar Augustus becomes Roman Consul for the tenth time. His partner is Gaius Norbanus Flaccus. Herod the Great marries for a third time, to Mariamne II, after a 4-year hiatus from family life (after putting to death his 2nd wife Mariamne I). Augustus founds the city of Nicopolis in Egypt to commemorate his final victory over Mark Antony.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Caesar Augustus becomes Roman Consul for the tenth time. His partner is Gaius Norbanus Flaccus.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Augustus founds the city of Nicopolis in Egypt to commemorate his final victory over Mark Antony.source

Culture & Society

  • Herod the Great marries for a third time, to Mariamne II, after a 4-year hiatus from family life (after putting to death his 2nd wife Mariamne I).source

Deaths

  • Aulus Terentius Varro Murena, Roman general and politiciansource