Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century

Decades: 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC - 90s BC - 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC

Years: 102 BC 101 BC 100 BC 99 BC 98 BC - 97 BC - 96 BC 95 BC 94 BC 93 BC 92 BC

Events

• Roman Republic
  • Consuls: Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus and Publius Licinius Crassus Dives
  • C. Decianus, the prosecutor of Furius, is himself condemned for his remarks about the death of Saturninus.
  • The Romans subdue the Maedi and Dardani.
  • L. Domitius takes harsh measures to restore order in Sicily.
  • The censors, Flaccus and Antonius, remove M. Duronius from the senate because of his opposition to sumptuary laws.
  • A decree of the Roman senate bans human sacrifices.
  • L. Sulla displays a lion hunt for the first time in games at Rome.

• Anatolia
  • Ariarathes VIII is forced out of Cappadocia by Mithridates, and dies soon afterwards.

• Middle East
  • The birth of Saint Joseph, the father of Jesus. According to this account, Joseph was 92 years old when Jesus was born.

• Asia
  • Sujin becomes emperor of Japan (probable date)

Births

• actress Galeria Copiola, who lived to be over 100 years old.

Deaths

97 BC

97 aC | 97 př. n. l. | 97 f.Kr. | 97 v. Chr. | 97 adC | -97 | K. a. 97 | -97 | 기원전 97년 | 97 p.n.e. | 97 aK | 97 SM | 97 a.C. | -97 | I. e. 97 | 97 SM | 97 v. Chr. | 97 AC | 97 f.Kr. | -97 | 97 p.n.e. | 97 a.C. | 97 î.Hr. | 97 до н. э. | 97 pred Kr. | 97 pr. n. št. | 97. пне. | 97 eaa | 97 f.Kr. | MA 97 | พ.ศ. 447 | 97 до Р.Х. | 前97年