89 BC

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Years:	92 BC 91 BC 90 BC 89 BC 88 BC 87 BC 86 BC

89 BC in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	89 BC
Ab urbe condita	665
Armenian calendar	N/A
Bahá'í calendar	-1932 – -1931
Buddhist calendar	456
Chinese calendar	2548/2608 ([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年) — to — 2549/2609 ([[Sexagenary cycle|]]年)
Ethiopian calendar	-96 – -95
Hebrew calendar	3672 – 3673
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	-33 – -32
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3013 – 3014
Holocene calendar	9912
Iranian calendar	710 BP – 709 BP
Islamic calendar	732 BH – 731 BH
Japanese calendar
- Imperial Year	Kōki 572 (皇紀572年)
- Jōmon Era	9912
Julian calendar	-43
Korean calendar	2245
Thai solar calendar	455
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[edit] Events

[edit] By place

[edit] Rome

• 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.

[edit] Anatolia

• Mithridates VI of Pontus invades Bithynia and Cappadocia, thus the First Mithridatic War begins.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• Aulus Sempronius Asellio, Roman praetor (murdered by creditors)
• Titus Didius, killed in battle during the Social War
• Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, Roman politician