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97 BC

NOTOC Year 97 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Crassus (or, less frequently, **year 657 ''Ab urbe condita''''') and the **Fourth Year of Tianhan'''. The denomination 97 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Republic

  • Consuls: Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus and Publius Licinius Crassus.
  • C. Decianus, the prosecutor of Furius, is himself condemned for his remarks about the death of Saturninus.
  • The Romans subdue the Maedi and Dardani.
  • L. Domitius takes harsh measures to restore order in Sicily.
  • The censors, Flaccus and Antonius, remove M. Duronius from the senate because of his opposition to sumptuary laws.
  • A decree of the Roman Senate bans human sacrifices.
  • Sulla displays a lion hunt for the first time in games at Rome.

Asia Minor

  • Ariarathes VIII is forced out of Cappadocia by Mithridates, and dies soon afterwards.

China

  • The Han generals Li Guangli, Gongsun Ao, Han Yue and Lu Bode lead armies into Xiongnu territory. The campaign achieves little, and Gongsun Ao suffers a defeat. Emperor Wu of Han condemns him to death due to his troops suffering heavy losses, but he escapes by feigning his death. He is eventually discovered and executed during the witchcraft trials of 91 BC.

Japan

  • Sujin becomes emperor of Japan (approximate date).

By topic

Births

  • Appius Claudius Pulcher, Roman consul (d. 49 BC)

Deaths

References

References

  1. Sima, Qian. "Records of the Grand Historian, Section: Xiongnu, Section: Wei Qing & Huo Qubing".
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