A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

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B.C. B.C.
Ahenobarbus gives to the people the right M. Livius the tribune of the plebs. IIis
of electing the priests. legislation. He attempts to give the fran103 Coss. C. Marius III. chise to the Italian allies; but is assasL. Aurelius Orestes. Mort. e. sinated by his opponents.
Continued preparations against the Cimbri. Death of the orator Crassus.
The Tereus of Attius exhibited. 90 Coss. L. Julius Caesar.
Death of Lucilius. P. Rutilius Lupus. Occis. e.
102 Coss. C. Marius IV. THE MARSIC OR SOCIAL WAR. The lex
Q. Lutatius Catulus. Julia of the consul gives the franchise to
Censs. Q. Caecilius Metellus Numidicus. all the Latins.
C. Caecilius Metellus Caprarius. 89 Coss. Cn. Pompeiuis Strabo.
The Cimbri return from Spain into Gaul. L. Porcius Cato. Occis. e.
Marius completely defeats the Teutoni at Censs. P. Licinius Crassus.
the battle of Aquae Sextiae. The consul L. Julius Caesar.
Catulus stationed in northern Italy. A Successes of the Romans in the Marsic war.
second Servile war arises in Sicily, and Asculum taken. The franchise granted to
was ended by the proconsul Aquilius in all the confederate towns of Italy, and
B. c. 99. It was badly conducted by L. the Latin franchise to the Transpadani.
Lucullus and C. Servilius. The new citizens inrolled by the census in
101 uCoss. C. Marius V. eight new tribes.
M'. Aquilius. Cicero serves under Pompeius in the
Marius joins the proconsul Catulus in northern Marsic war.
Italy. They defeat the Cimbri in the 88 Coss. L. Cornelius Sulla (Felix).
Campi Raudii near Verona. The consul Q. Pompeius Rufus. Occis. e.
Aquilius sent against the slaves in Sicily. End of the Marsic war. The Samnites
100 Coss. C. Marius VI. alone continue in arms. Sulla receives
L. Valerius Flaccus. the command of the war against MithriSedition and death of L. Appuleius Satur- dates. This occasions the civil wars of
nlinus, the tribune of the plebs. Banish- Marius and Sulla. Marius expels Sulla
ment of Metellus Numidicus. Birth of C. from Rome, and receives from the tribes
Julius Caesar on the 12th of July. the command of the Mithridatic war.
99 UCoss. M. Antonius. Sulla marches upon Rome with his army,
A. Postumius Albinus. enters the city, and proscribes Marius and
Return of Metellus Numidicus to Rome. the leading men of his party.
The Servile war in Sicily ended by M'. Cicero hears Philo and Molo at Rome,
Aquilius the proconsul. 87 Coss. Cn. Octavius. Occis. e.
98 Coss. Q. Caecilius Metellus Nepos. L. Cornelius Cinna. Abd.
T. Didius. L. Cornelius Merula. Occis. e.
War with the Celtiberians breaks out. Di- Sulla crosses over to Greece to conduct the
dius commands in Spain. Q. Sertorius war against Mithridates. He is opposed
serves under him. Lex Caecilla. by Archelauis, the general of Mithridates;
97 Coss. Cn. Cornelius Lentulus. lays siege to Athens. The consul Cinna
P. Licinius Crassus.. espouses the side of Marius. Cinna and
Censs. L. Valerius Flaccus. Marius enter Rome, and massacre their
M. Antonius. opponents. The consul Octavius, the orator
Didius remains in Spain as proconsul, and M. Antonius, and other distinguished men
fights successfully against the Celtibe- put to death.
rians. Sisenna, the historian, described these
96 Coss. Cn. Domitits Ahenobarbus. times.
C. Cassius Longinus. Birth of Catullus.
Ptolemaeus, king of Cyrene, dies and leaves 86 Coss. L. Cornelius Cinna II.
his kingdom to the Romans. C. Marius VII. Alort. e.
95 Coss. L. Licinius Crassus. L. Valerius Flaccus II.
Q. Mucius Scaevola. Censs. L. Marcius Philippus.
Birth of Lucretius. NM. Perperna.
94 Coss. C. Coelius Caldus. Death of Marius, aet. 70. Sulla. continues
L. Domitius Ahenobarbus. the war against Mithridates; takes Athens
93 Coss. C. Valerius Flaccus. on the 1st of March; defeats Archelaiis in
M. Herennius. Boeotia. Death of Marius,aet. 70. Flaccus,
92 Coss. C. Claudius Pulcher. who is elected consul in his place, receives
M. Perperna. the command of the Mithridatic war, and
Censs. Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus. crosses over to Asia; he is murdered by
L. Licinius Crassus. Fimbria.
Sulla, propraetor, is sent to Asia; he restores Birth of Sallust.
Ariobarzanes to the kingdom of Cappa- 85 Coss. L. Cornelius Cinna III.
docia, and receives an embassy from the Cn. Papirius Carbo.
king of the Parthians, the first public Sulla begins to treat with ArchelaUs respecttransaction between Rome and Parthia. ing the terms of peace. Fimbria prosecutes
91 Coss. L. Marcius Philippus. the war in Asia with success against MiSex. Julius Caesar. thridates.