What is 26 BC?
{{Year nav|-26}} {{Year in other calendars|year=-25|BC}} Year '''26 BC''' was either a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] or [[Common year starting on Wednesday|Wednesday]] or a [[leap year starting on Monday]], [[Leap year starting on Tuesday|Tuesday]] or [[Leap year starting on Wednesday|Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Taurus'''. ==Events== * [[Caesar Augustus|Imperator Caesar Augustus]] becomes [[List of Early Imperial Roman Consuls|Roman Consul]] for the eighth time. His partner [[Titus Statilius Taurus]] becomes Consul for the second time. * [[Cleopatra Selene II|Cleopatra Selene]] marries [[Juba II of Numidia]]. As a wedding present Augustus makes her the queen of [[Mauretania]] in her own right. * [[Tiridates II of Parthia|Tiridates II]] invades [[Parthia]] * Augustus starts battle against the [[Cantabri|Cantabrians]] in northern [[Hispania]] * Dioteimus Alaieus is one of the [[Archons of Athens]] * [[Abgar IV Sumaqa]] becomes ruler of [[Osroene]] * In [[India]] the [[Andhra dynasty]] replaces the [[Kanva dynasty]] {{births}} == Deaths == {{deaths2}} * [[Gaius Cornelius Gallus]], Roman [[politician]] and [[poet]] (b. [[70 BC]]) [[Category:26 BC| ]]