104 BC

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Year of the Fire Ox丁丑(at the beginning of Fire Rat丙子)

Syria: 208/209

Events

Roman Empire

  • Gaius Marius takes over for the second time the office of Consul. He fills it out together with Gaius Flavius ​​Fimbria.
  • Lucius Cassius Longinus, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and are common to the tribunes of the Roman Republic.
  • The Roman consul Gaius Marius performs a comprehensive reform of the army. From the militia army is a professional army fighting strong. Remains unsolved the problem of the supply of veterans. This is accomplished by the commander, the soldiers will soon be more connected than the Empire.

Kingdom of the Hasmoneans

  • Situation 104 BC
  • Conquered territory

Born

  • By 104 BC: Marcus Valerius Messala Niger, Roman politician ( † 50 BC)

Died

  • Dong Zhongshu, Chinese philosopher (* 179 BC)
  • Jugurtha, king of Numidia, was executed by the Romans ( Gaius Marius ) (c. 160 BC)
  • Turpilius, Roman comic poet
  • By 104 BC: Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Roman politician
  • Year (2nd century BC)
  • 104 BC
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