101 BC Chr.
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| 101 BC Chr. In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 443/444 (southern Buddhism); 442/443 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 43rd (44th) cycle , year of the metal dragon庚辰 ( at the beginning of the year earth rabbits 己卯) |
| Greek calendar | 3rd / 4th Year of the 169th Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3660/61 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita DCLIII (653) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 210/211; Syria: 211/212 |
Events
Politics and world events
Roman Empire
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo : The Battle of Vercellae (historical picture, between 1725 and 1729)
- July 30th : Cimbrian Wars : The Roman consul Gaius Marius defeated the Cimbres under Boiorix on the Raudische Feld near Vercellae (today's Vercelli) and thus banished the danger of the Germans .
- The second slave war in the Roman Empire is bloodily suppressed by consul Manius Aquillius . The leader of the slave army Athenion falls in battle.
Egypt
- The Egyptian pharaoh Cleopatra III. is believed to be murdered by her younger son and co-regent Ptolemy X.
Born
- around 101 BC Chr .: Iulia , grandmother of Augustus († 51 BC )
- around 101 BC Chr .: Gaius Octavius , Roman politician, father of Augustus († 59 BC )
Died
- Athenion , leader of the slaves in the second Roman slave war
- Boiorix , chief of the Germanic tribe of the Cimbri
- Cleopatra III. , Egyptian queen (* around 160 BC )
- Teutobod , King of the Teutons
Web links
Commons : 101 BC Chr. - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
