89 BC
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Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century
Decades: 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC - 80s BC - 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC
Years: 94 BC 93 BC 92 BC 91 BC 90 BC - 89 BC - 88 BC 87 BC 86 BC 85 BC 84 BC
Events
- Roman Republic
- *Consuls: Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo and Lucius Porcius Cato
- *Social War:
- **Roman forces under Lucius Porcius Cato are defeated by the Italian rebels in the Battle of Fucine Lake, Cato is killed
- **The Roman army of Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo decisively defeats the rebels in the Battle of Asculum.
- *Lex Plautia Papiria extends citizenship to all Italians who applied for it within 60 days. The new citizens are enrolled in eight designated tribes, to prevent domination of the assemblies.
- *Lex Pompeia grants Latin rights to cities in Cisalpine Gaul.
- Anatolia
- *Mithridates VI of Pontus invades Bithynia and Cappadocia, thus the First Mithridatic War begins.
Births
Deaths
- Aulus Sempronius Asellio, Roman praetor (murdered by creditors)
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