86 BC

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

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 the Battle of Chaeronea.

Births

* October 1 - Sallust, Roman historian

Deaths

* January 13 - Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician
* After March 1 - Aristion, philosopher and tyrant of Athens.

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