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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: 91 BC 90 BC 89 BC 88 BC 87 BC - 86 BC - 85 BC 84 BC 83 BC 82 BC 81 BC 86 BC - Events. First Mithridatic War - March 1, Sulla captured Athens from the Pontic army, removing the tyrant Aristion. Lucius Licinius Lucullus decisively defeated the Mithridatic fleet in the Battle of Tenedos The Roman forces of Lucius Cornelius Sulla defeat the Pontic forces of Archelaus in ...

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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: 89 BC 88 BC 87 BC 86 BC 85 BC - 84 BC - 83 BC 82 BC 81 BC 80 BC 79 BC 84 BC - Events. End of the First Mithridatic War. 84 BC - Births. Catullus, Roman poet (approximate date) Surena, Parthian General 84 BC - Deaths. Lucius Cornelius Cinn ...

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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: 92 BC 91 BC 90 BC 89 BC 88 BC - 87 BC - 86 BC 85 BC 84 BC 83 BC 82 BC 87 BC - Events. Lucius Cornelius Cinna is elected consul of Rome, thus returning the rule of Rome back to the democrats. Antikythera mechanism manufactured Sulla arrived in Greece against Mithridates. 87 BC - Births. Lucius Munatius Plan ...

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