71 BC Chr.

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71 BC Chr.
The slave army of Spartacus is defeated in southern Italy.
71 BC In other calendars
Buddhist calendar	473/474 (southern Buddhism); 472/473 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana )
Chinese calendar	43rd (44th) cycle , year of the metal dog 庚戌 ( at the beginning of the year Earth-Rooster 己酉)
Greek calendar	1./2. Year of the 177th Olympiad
Jewish calendar	3690/91
Roman calendar	from urbe condita DCLXXXIII (683)
Seleucid era	Babylon: 240/241; Syria: 241/242

Events

allegorical Spartacus statue by Denis Foyatier

• End of the third slave war . Spartacus and many of his followers are crucified along the Appian Way .
• Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus beats Mithridates VI. and conquered Pontus .

Died

• Marcus Antonius Creticus , Roman politician
• Spartacus , leader of a slave revolt against the Romans
• Gannicus , a colleague of Spartacus
• around 71 BC Chr .: Lucius Valerius Flaccus , Roman politician

Web links

Commons : 71 BC Chr.  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files