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CHRONOLOGY.
A. M. B. C.
3904 100 Julius Caesar born, in the sixth consulate of Marius,
on the 12th day of the month Quintilis, which af-terwards occasioned that month to be called Julyin honour of him.
3905 99 Mclelhis is gloriously recalled from banishment.
3906 93 1 lie revolted Spaniards in Nether Spain defeated
and cruelly treated by the consul Pidius.
3908 96 The princes ot ttie Seleucan family banished by the
Syrians, on account of their perpetual wars be-tween each other, and Tigranes, king of Armenia,Chosen to be their king, who governs them withgreat peace and humanity for 18 years.
3909 95 Cappadocia and Paphlagonia declared free by the
Itomans.
39H 93 Tignmoccrta built by Tigranes.
Sylla exhibited in ttie circus a combat of 100 lionswith men, sent him by Bocchus, king of Mauri-tania.
3912 92 Apion, king of Cyrene, bequeaths his kingdom,
consisting of Cyrene, Berenice, Arsinoe, Ptole-inais, and Apollonia, to the Homan republic.
3914 90 The Marsi, Peligni, Samnites, Campanians,and Luca-
nians, revolting at once, erected themselves into aseparate republic, and are ouccesstul it) numerousbattles over the Homans ; but are at last broughtagain under subjection by L. Julius Ca;sar (uncleto the emperor Julius Caesar) anti Sylla.
The Mithritlalic war begins, and continues 26 years.
3915 89 Mithridates, king of Pontus, very successful against
the Homans, all places wherever he came submit-ting to nun.
3916 88 Civil war at Home between Marius and Sylla, now
consul.
Mithridates obliged by the Romans to abandon thesiege of Rhodes.
Mithridates orders all the Italians, men, women, andchildren, all over Asia, to be murdered, promisinggreat rewards to them that did it; upon which150,000 suffered death.
3917 87 Cinna, the Roman consul, endeavours to recal Ma-
rius, and is expelled. Marius returns, and withCinna marches against Rome. Civil wars anddreadful slaughter in Home.
3918 86 Marius died fifteen days after he was made consul for
the seventh time.
Sylla conquers Athens, that had sided with Mithri-dates, and sends its valuable libraries to Rome.Mithridates defeated by Sylla at Cheronea with, theloss of 110,000 men.
The army' of Dorylaus, chief favourite of Mithri-dates, cut to pieces by Sylla.
3919 85 A peace concluded between Sylla and Mithridates,
in which it was agreed that the latter should re-linquish all his conquests, and content himselfwith Pontus.
3920 84 Disturbances at Home. Pompey joins Sylla.
3921 83 The Homan capitol burnt, and with it the Sybilline
books.
3922 82 Civil wars at Rome between Marius and Sylla. Mur-
der of the citizens by order of Sylla, who makeshimself perpetual dictator.
War breaks out again between the Romans and Mi-thridates.
Thebes taken and destroyed by Lathyrus after asiege of three years.
3923 81 Domitius defeated by Pompey, who recovers all the
revolted cities of Africa. For this victory, andthe reduction of Sicily, he is sirnamed the Great.
3924 80 Nola in Campania, and Volaterrx in lletruriu, rc-
duced by Sy 11a.
79 Sylla abdicates the dictatorship.
3 y26 78 Sylla dies.
•' J About this time flourished Philo, Charmidas, Ascle-
piades, Apellicon, L. Sisenna, Alexander Polyhis-
A.M. B. C.
tor, Plotius Gallus, Diotimus, Zeno, Hortensius,Archias, Posidonius, Geminus, &c.
A civil war between Lepidns and Catullus.
3928 76 Julius Caesar appears for the first time at the bar, and
impeaches Cn. Cornelius Dolabella, formerlypra-tor of Macedonia, by which he gained greatreputation, though the accuser u'as excused.
3929 75 Sertonus defeated by M etellus.
Pompey tw ice defeated by Sertorius.
Mithridates and Sertorius make a treaty of alliancetogether.
Paphlagonia submits to Mithridates.
3930 74 The Romans and Mithridates fighting against each
other, with various success, and immense loss onboth sides, at length the whole of Pontus is sub-dued, and made a Roman province.
Sertorius murdered by Perpenna.
Perpenna put to death by Pompey, which puts anend to the rebellion in Spain.
3931 73 Tlie w ar of the Italian slaves under Spartacus begins,
and two years after the rebel general is defeatedand killed bv Pompey and Crassus.
3932 72 Victories of Spartacus obtained over three Roman
generals.
Tigranes entirely defeated by Lucullus.
3933 71 The Romans under Triarius defeated by Mithridates.
3934 70 The number of Roman citizens ft to "hear arms was
found to be 450,000.
3936 68 The island of Crete conquered by Metelhis.
3937 67 The island of Crete made a Roman province ; for
the effecting of which Metellus obtained the sir-name of Creticus.
Pompey made absolute governor of all the armies,fleets, and provinces, belonging to Rome.Lucullus-is deposed, and the Roman consul Glabriosent to command in his stead; during which timethe greatest part of Pontus, Bythinia, Cappadocia,and Armenia Minor, is recovered by Mithridatesand Tigranes.
3938 66 Mithridates’ army overthrown by Pompey with the
loss of 40,000 men.
3939 65 Conspiracy of Catiline against the Roman consuls
unsuccessful.
Julius Caisar made xdile at Rome.
3940 64 Jerusalem taken, and the whole kingdom of Judea,
subdued, by Pompey.
Mithridates poisons himself.
3941 63 Pontus reduced by Pompey into a Roman province,
3942 62 The Homans divide the Jewish state into five
districts.
Pompey, to mortify the Jews, order* the mostholy place in the temple to be opened to him andhis attendants, w here he viewed the golden table,candlesticks, censers, lamps, &c. the spices andrich perfumes, &c. and 200 talent? in the treasury,all which he left untouched, and ordered thepriests to purify it, and go on with their usualworship.
The Catiline rebellion quashed by Petrora.
Julius Csesarmade Pontifex Maximus.
3944 60 Julius Caesar appointed governor of Further Spain.
The triumvirate of Ciesar, Pompey, and Crassus.
3945 59 Julius Cxsar elected consul.
3946 58 Julius Cxsar obtains the government of Gaul for
five years.
Cicero banished by means of Clodius.
About this time nourished Apollonius of Rhodes,Terentius Yarro, Tyranmon, Aristodimus ofNisa, Lucretius, Dionysius the Grammarian,Antiochus, Spurimis, Andronicus, Catullus, SaleInst, limagenes, Cratippus, &c.
Ca'-ar defeats the Hetrurians in a verv great battle,*n which 130,000 is said to have been Tilled.
3947 57 Cicero recalled from banishment.
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