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1366 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES OF Ahenobarbus gives to the people the right of electing the priests. Coss. C. Marias III. L. Aurelius Orestes. Mort. e. Continued preparations against the Cirabri. The Tereus of Attius exhibited. Death of Lucilius. Coss. C. Marius IV. Q. Liitatius Catulus. Censs. Q. Caecilius Metellus Numidicus. C. Caecilius Metellus Caprarius. The Cimbri return from Spain into Gaul. Marius completely defeats the Teutoni at the battle of Aquae Sextiae. The consul Catulus stationed in northern Italy. A second Servile war arises in Sicily, and was ended by the proconsul Aquilius in B, c. 9Q. It was badly conducted by L. Lucullus and C. Servilius. Coss. C. Marius V. M Aquilius. Marius joins the proconsul Catulus in northern Italy. They defeat the Cimbri in the Campi Raudii near Verona. The consul Aquilius sent against the slaves in Sicily. Coss. C. Marius VI. L. Valerius Flaccus. Sedition and death of L. Appuleius Satur- ninus, the tribune of the plebs. Banish- ment of Metellus Numidicus. Birth of C. Julius Caesar on the r2th of July. Coss. M. Antonius. A. Postumius Albinus. Return of Metellus Numidicus to Rome. The Servile war in Sicily ended by M'. Aquilius the proconsul. Coss. Q. Caecilius Metellus Nepos. T. Didius. War with the Celtiberians breaks out. Di- dius commands in Spain. Q. Sertorius serves under him. Lex Caecilia. Coss. Cn. Cornelius Lentulus. P. Licinius Crassus.. Censs. L. Valerius Flaccus. M. Antonius. Didius remains in Spain as proconsul, and fights successfully against the Celtibe- rians. Coss. Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus. C. Cassius Longinus. Ptolemaeus, king of Cyreiie, dies and leaves his kingdom to the Romans. Coss. L. Licinius Crassus. Q. Mucius Scaevola. Birth of Lucretius. Coss. C. Coelius Caldus. L. Domitius Ahenobarbus. Coss. C. Valerius Flaccus. M. Herennius. Coss. C. Claudius Pulcher. M. Perperna. Censs. Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus. L. Licinius Crassus. Sulla, propraetor, is sent to Asia ; he restores Ariobarzanes to the kingdom of Cappa- docia, and receives an embassy from the king of the Parthians, the first public transaction between Rome and Parthia. Coss. L. Marcius Philippus. Sex. Julius Caesar, j.c. 90 89 88 86 85 M. Livius the tribune of the plebs. His legislation. He attempts to give the fran- chise to the Italian allies ; but is assas- sinated by his opponents. Death of the orator Crassus. Coss. L. Julius Caesar. P. Rutilius Lupus. Occis. e. The Marsic or Social War. The lex Julia of the consul gives the franchise to all the Latins. Coss. Cn. Pompeius Strabo. L. Porcius Cato. Ocds. e. Censs. P. Licinius Crassus. L. Julius Caesar. Successes of the Romans in the Marsic war. Asculum taken. The franchise granted to all the confederate towns of Italj% and the Latin franchise to the Transpadani. The new citizens inroUed by the census in eight new tribes. Cicero serves under Pompeius in the Marsic war. Coss. L. Cornelius Sulla (Felix). Q. Pompeius Rufus. Occis. e. End of the Marsic war. The Samnites alone continue in aims. Sulla receives the command of the war against Mithri- dates. This occasions the civil wars of Marius and Sulla. Marius expels Sulla from Rome, and receives from the tribes the command of the Mithridatic war. Sulla marches upon Rome with his army, enters the city, and proscribes Marius and the leading men of his party. Cicero hears Philo and Mole at Rome. Coss. Cn. Octavius. Occis. e. L. Cornelius Cinna. Abd. L. Cornelius Merula. Occis. e. Sulla crosses over to Greece to conduct the war against Mithridates. He is opposed by Archelaiis, the general of Mithridates ; lays siege to Athens. The consul Cinna espouses the side of Marius. Cinna and Marius enter Rome, and massacre their opponents. The consul Octavius, the orator M. Antonius, and other distinguished men put to death. Sisenna, the historian, described these times. Birth of Catullus. Coss. L. Cornelius Cinna II. C. Marius VII. Mort. e. L. Valerius Flaccus II. Censs. L, Marcius Philippus. M. Perperna. Death of Marius, aet. 70. Sulla continues the war against Mithridates ; takes Athena on the 1st of March ; defeats Archelaiis in Boeotia. Death of Marius, aet. 70. Flaccus, who is elected consul in his place, receives the command of the Mithridatic war, and crosses over to Asia ; he is murdered by Fimbria. Birth of Sallust. Coss. L, Cornelius Cinna III. Cn. Papirius Carbo. Sulla begins to treat with Archelaiis respect- ing the terms of peace. Fimbria prosecutes the war in Asia with success against Mi- thridates.