67 BCE
The army of the Han dynasty Chinese commander Zheng Ji is victorious over the Xiongnu in the Battle of Jushi. Pompey offers the ex-pirates and their families clemency, he settles them in agricultural colonies in eastern Mediterranean lands. Hyrcanus II becomes king of Judea, for first time (until 66 BC), upon the death of his mother, Salome Alexandra.
Geopolitics & Diplomacy
- After his victory at Zela, Mithridates starts consolidating his power in Pontus; restoring his rule over his old kingdom.source
- Lex Acilia Calpurnia: permanent exclusion from office in cases of electoral corruption.source
- The lex Gabinia gives Pompey command of the Mediterranean and its coasts for 50 miles inland for three years. He defeats the pirates in three months and pacifies Cilicia.source
Conflict & Security
- December – The army of the Han dynasty Chinese commander Zheng Ji is victorious over the Xiongnu in the Battle of Jushi.source
- Mithridates VI invades Pontus and defeats a Roman army at the Battle of Zela.source
- During Pompey's war against the pirates, he raises a fleet of 500 warships and fights with great success.source
- Pompey takes over the command of Lucius Licinius Lucullus in the war against Mithridates VI of Pontus, and reaps the fruit of the latter's victories.source
- Julius Caesar reconciles with Pompey and Crassussource
- Lucullus returnes to Pontus, but his troops refuse to campaign for him any longer and he withdrew to Galatia.source
Exploration & Expansion
- Consuls: Manius Acilius Glabrio and Gaius Calpurnius Piso.source
- Pompey offers the ex-pirates and their families clemency, he settles them in agricultural colonies in eastern Mediterranean lands.source
- Pompey divides the Mediterranean into 13 zones – six in the West and seven in the East – to each of which he assigns a fleet under an admiral.source
Culture & Society
- Julius Caesar marries Pompeia, a granddaughter of Sullasource