85 BC Chr.
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 In the first Mithridatic war , the Romans defeat the Pontic army in the battle of Orchomenos . |
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| 85 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 459/460 (southern Buddhism); 458/459 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 43rd (44th) cycle , year of the fire monkey 丙申 ( at the beginning of the year wood sheep 乙未) |
| Greek calendar | 3rd / 4th Year of the 173rd Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3676/77 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita DCLXIX (669) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 226/227; Syria: 227/228 |
Events
Politics and world events
- The Nabataeans conquer under King Aretas III. Damascus .
- In the First Mithridatic War , the Romans defeat the Pontic army of Archelaus in the battle of Orchomenos . Mithridates VI. is then forced to conclude peace.
science and technology
- On December 28th, Jul. The total lunar eclipse that begins in Egypt around 7:35 a.m. falls on the 17th Achet IV in the Egyptian calendar . Due to the sunrise around 6:40 a.m. it cannot be observed there. The ancient Egyptian New Year celebrations on 1st Achet I begin with sunrise on September 13th July. .
Born
- Antiochus XIII. , King of the Seleucid Empire († 64 BC )
- Marcus Junius Brutus , Roman politician and assassin († 42 BC )
- around 85 BC Chr .: Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus , Roman politician († 43 BC )
- around 85 BC Chr .: Lucius Minucius Basilus , Roman politician († 43 BC)
- around 85 BC Chr .: Marcus Antonius , Roman politician († 30 BC )
- around 85 BC Chr .: Tiberius Claudius Nero , Roman politician († around 33 BC )
Died
- Gaius Flavius Fimbria , Roman general
- Gaius Iulius Caesar , Roman politician (* around 135 BC)
- Lucius Valerius Flaccus , Roman politician
- around 85 BC Chr .: Philon von Larisa , Greek philosopher
Individual evidence
- ↑ NASA: Moon data ( Memento from October 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ).
Web links
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