76 BC

Centuries: 2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century

Decades: 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC – 70s BC – 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC

Years: 81 BC 80 BC 79 BC 78 BC 77 BC – 76 BC – 75 BC 74 BC 73 BC 72 BC 71 BC

Events

• Romans under Cicero conquer Cyprus
• Salome Alexandra becomes queen of Judea

Births

• Gaius Asinius Pollio, Roman orator, poet and historian (or 75 BC).

Deaths

• Alexander Jannaeus