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Chronological Table: Marius

Caius Gracchus killed. 113 Carbo the Consul drives the Cimbri and Teutones out of Italy. III The Jugurthine War begins. 108 Marius defeats Jugurtha. 103 Jugurtha starved to death at Rome.

Marius defeats the Teutones and Cimbri.

CLXXth Olympiad.

B. C. 91 The War of the Allies against the Romans. 90 Sylla defeats the Marsi, Peligni, Samnites, etc. 89 The Mithridatic War begins. 88 Civil War between Marius and Sylla. Sylla takes possession of Rome. 86 Mithridates, King of Pontus, defeated by Sylla. 83 Sylla defeats Norbanus. -The Capitol burned. 82 Sylla perpetual dictator. - His horrible proscription. 80 Julius Cæsar makes his first campaign. 79 Cicero's first oration for Roscius. 78 Sylla resigns all power, and dies. 77 The War of Sertorius. 72 Lucullus repeatedly defeats Mithridates, and reduces Pontus to a Roman province. 70 Crassus and Pompey chosen Consuls at Rome. 63 Victories of Pompey. - He takes Jerusalem, and restores Hyrcanus to the government of Judæa. 62 Catiline's conspiracy quelled at Rome by Cicero. 61 Pompey enters Rome in triumph. 60 CLXXXth Olympiad. 59 The first triumvirate; Pompey, Crassus, and Cæsar. -

Cæsar proposes a new Agrarian law. 58 Clodius the Tribune procures the banishment of Cicero. 57 Cæsar defeats Ariovistus in Gaul. -

Cicero brought back from exile with high honor. 55 Cæsar lands in Britain for a short campaign. 54 -invades Britain for a second time, and conquers a part of the country. 53 Crassus killed in Mesopotamia. 52 Milo defended by Cicero for the slaughter of Clodius. 49 Cæsar passes the Rubicon and marches to Rome. -

Commencement of the era of Antioch, October A. C. 49. 48 Battle of Pharsalia, in which Pompey is defeated. m

Pompey is slain in Egypt.