60s BC

The events that happened between 60 BC and 51 BC.

Things that happened

• Philip II Philoromaeus ruled parts of Syris for a short time.

Important people

• Pompey, Roman general, lived 106–48 BC
• Mithridates VI, King of Pontus, lived 132–62 BC
• Philip II Philoromaeus
• Gaius Antonius Hybrida, became praetor in 66 BC