Events
Displaying events 601 - 900 of 1136 in total
| ID | Category | Subcategory | Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2903 | Geology | Volcanic Eruption | 198BC | Emergence of the island Hiera; the whole sea boiled and blazed |
| 5255 | Environment | Atmospheric Prodigies | 198BC | Haloes around the sun and moon |
| 5256 | Geology | Earthquake | 198BC | Chalcis-on-Belus in northern Syria swallowed by earthquake |
| 5257 | Geology | Earthquake | 198BC | Sidon extensively damaged by earthquake; nearly two-thirds "engulfed" |
| 5258 | Geology | River/Water Table Anomalies | 198BC | Fountains of Arethusa in Chalcis stopped and gushed up elsewhere |
| 5259 | Geology | Volcanic Eruption | 198BC | Chasm opened in Lelantine Plain, Euboea, erupting a river of fiery lava |
| 14 | Society | War | 196BC | Second Macedonian War |
| 5552 | Society | Laws and legal system | 195BC | Lex Porcia II: right of Roman citizen to appeal a sentence of flogging |
| 5558 | Society | Laws and legal system | 195BC | Repeal of Lex Oppia after mass demonstrations by the women of Rome |
| 2863 | Celestial | Solar Eclipse | 195BC Jun. 6 | Solar eclipse observed in Babylon |
| 5315 | Society | War | 192BC | Roman-Seleucid War, Treaty of Apamea |
| 5560 | Society | War | 191BC | Battle of Thermopylae: Rome vs. Antiochus III |
| 5577 | Society | Laws and legal system | 191BC | Lex Acilia de intercalando: authorized the pontifices to decree an intercalary period in order to prevent seasonal drift |
| 388 | Environment | Plasma Event | 190BC | Thunderbolts from a clear sky strike many towns around Rome; two persons killed |
| 393 | Environment | Fall of Unusual Objects | 190BC | Shower of Earth from the sky |
| 412 | Environment | Plasma Event | 190BC | Temple of Juno Lucina struck by lightning damaging a gable and the doors |
| 5321 | Geology | Volcanic Eruption | 190BC | Possible eruption of Vesuvius |
| 5573 | Society | War | 190BC | Battle of Magnesia: Rome vs Antiochus III |
| 410 | Environment | Dust/Ash Veil | 188BC | Daytime darkness sets in at Rome |
| 411 | Environment | Fall of Unusual Objects | 188BC | Shower of Stones on the Aventine in Rome |
| 5322 | Geology | Volcanic Eruption | 188BC | Possible eruption of Vesuvius |
| 431 | Environment | Fall of Unusual Objects | 186BC | Shower of stones in Picenum |
| 433 | Environment | Plasma Event | 186BC | Lightning bolts, appearing in many places, had scorched the clothes of many persons by a slight blast of heat |
| 434 | Society | Human Prodigies | 186BC | A hermaphrodite about twelve years old was discovered, and by order of the soothsayers was put to death |
| 435 | Society | Mass Migration | 186BC | Gauls who had crossed the Alps into Italy were expelled without a battle |
| 5323 | Geology | Volcanic Eruption | 186BC | Possible eruption of Vesuvius |
| 5548 | Society | People | 185BC | Scipio Aemilianus: destroyer of Carthage, opponent of the Gracchi, murder victim |
| 5553 | Society | Laws and legal system | 184BC | Lex Porcia III: severe penalties for magistrates who refuse to grant provocatio (appeal) |
| 2745 | Celestial | Falling Fire | 176BC | Falling fire observed in Babylon |
| 1288 | Environment | Atmospheric Prodigies | 174BC | Three suns seen in the consulships of Spurius Postumius and Quintus Mucius |
| 30 | Celestial | Comet | 172BC | Tailed Star Comet observed in China |
| 2747 | Geology | Earthquake | 171BC | Earthquake in Babylon |
| 5324 | Society | War | 171BC | Third Macedonian War between Rome and King Perseus of Macedon |
| 2748 | Celestial | Meteor or Meteorite | 169BC Jul. 20 | Bright meteor/fireball observed in Babylon |
| 709 | Celestial | Meteor or Meteorite | 168BC | Fireball as big as the moon seen when Paulus was engaged in the war against Perseus; At Lanuvium a blazing torch was seen in the sky |
| 5327 | Environment | Fall of Unusual Objects | 168BC | At Anagnia it rained earth |
| 5328 | Geology | River/Water Table Anomalies | 168BC | At Calatia in public land for three days and two nights blood flowed |
| 5325 | Society | Massacre | 168BC Jun. 22 | Battle of Pydna: Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum against Perseus of Macedon |
| 5339 | Environment | Fall of Unusual Objects | 166BC | Rained earth in Campania |
| 5340 | Environment | Fall of Unusual Objects | 166BC | In Praenestine territory showers of blood fell |
| 5341 | Environment | Plasma Event | 166BC | At Tarracina, three women seated in the Temple of Minerva killed by lightning; Many places at Cassinum were shattered by lightning |
| 5342 | Geology | River/Water Table Anomalies | 166BC | Water poured from foot of Equestrian statue; on the Quirinal hill blood drenched the earth |
| 5343 | Celestial | Wrath of God | 166BC | Temple of Salus was struck from the sky |
| 5344 | Celestial | Comet | 166BC | Sun was seen at night for some hours |
| 5345 | Society | War | 166BC | The Ligurian Gauls were destroyed |
| 2750 | Celestial | Meteor or Meteorite | 166BC Aug. | A torch crossed the sky; fireball observed from Babylon to Rome |
| 2751 | Celestial | Halo | 165BC Oct. | Sun surrounded by two halos observed from Babylon |
| 5329 | Celestial | Halo | 163BC | Moon surrounded by halo observed from Babylon |
| 5330 | Celestial | Halo | 163BC | Sun surrounded by halo observed from Babylon |
| 5331 | Environment | Unusual Weather | 163BC | Severe cold and hail in Babylon |
| 5332 | Environment | Plasma Event | 163BC | Flock of goats killed by lightning |
| 5333 | Environment | Atmospheric Prodigies | 163BC | At Formiae two suns were seen during the day. |
| 5334 | Celestial | Fire in the sky | 163BC | The sky blazed with fire |
| 5335 | Environment | Fall of Unusual Objects | 163BC | At Gabiae it rained milk |
| 5336 | Environment | Strange Sounds | 163BC | In Cephallenia a trumpet seemed to sound in the sky |
| 5337 | Environment | Unusual Weather | 163BC | A tempestuous storm destroyed buildings and created carnage on the land |
| 15 | Celestial | Comet | 163BC Sep. | Comet Halley observed from Babylon and possibly Rome |
| 17 | Celestial | Comet | 162BC Feb. 6 | Comet like a celestial magnolia tree observed in China; possibly Halley's |
| 16 | Celestial | Comet | 162BC Sep. 5 | Comet, and meteor observed in Babylon |
| 5591 | Society | People | 160BC | Mnesarchus of Athens; leader of the Stoic school |
| 5502 | Archeology | Earthquake Evidence | 160BC Feb. 28 | Earthquake and tsunami strikes Levant during Maccabean revolt |
| 5491 | Society | People | 157BC | Gaius Marius, general, consul, uncle and role model of Julius Caesar |
| 18 | Celestial | Comet | 157BC Oct. 2 | Sparkling star with "trunk laid straight" observed in Babylon and China |
| 31 | Celestial | Comet | 154BC Jan. | Broom Star observed in China |
| 21 | Celestial | Comet | 154BC Sep. | Broom Star observed in China |
| 22 | Celestial | Comet | 153BC Feb. | Tailed Star Comet observed in China |
| 2757 | Celestial | Lunar Eclipse | 150BC Jul. 2 | Lunar eclipse |
| 24 | Celestial | Comet | 148BC Apr. 29 | Comet, Bushy star; observed in China |
| 2296 | Celestial | Tunguska-like event | 147BC | Wrath of God strikes Antioch; possible overhead comet explosion |
| 5474 | Archeology | Comet/Asteroid Evidence | 147BC | Acidity spike in Greenland ice core; persistent red sky phenonomenon reported |
| 5475 | Environment | Unusual Weather | 147BC | Unusual, repeated lightning strikes reported at Rome associated with comet and red sky |
| 5476 | Environment | Dust/Ash Veil | 147BC | Sun halos associated with comet, glowing red sky, possible comet dust |
| 5478 | Society | Human Prodigies | 147BC | A boy with three feet and one hand is born |
| 2544 | Archeology | Comet/Asteroid Evidence | 147BC Aug. | Comet shone brightly as fiery, reddish circle; persistently red sky; observed from Babylon to Rome |
| 23 | Society | Sack or Destruction of City | 146BC (Spr.) | Third Punic War, Siege of Carthage |
| 35 | Society | Sack or Destruction of City | 146BC | Destruction of Corinth |
| 5647 | Society | Sack or Destruction of City | 146BC | Complete destruction of the city of Carthage by Scipio Aemilianus; Rome flooded with slaves |
| 32 | Celestial | Comet | 146BC May 13 | Broom Star observed in China |
| 33 | Celestial | Comet | 146BC Aug. | Tangle Star observed in China |
| 34 | Celestial | Comet | 146BC Oct. | Broom star, Bushy star observed in China |
| 2758 | Society | Mass sickness | 144BC | Pestilence in Babylon |
| 2923 | Geology | Tsunami | 144BC | Soldiers of Tryphon are drowned by a rogue wave; possible undersea landslide |
| 2878 | Environment | Unusual Weather | 143BC | Heavy snowfall in Syria/Palestine during Maccabean Revolt |
| 2759 | Celestial | Meteor or Meteorite | 141BC Mar. | Bright meteor with a tail observed by Babylonians |
| 2020 | Geology | Volcanic Eruption | 140BC | Eruption of Mount Etna associated with fall of objects from the sky |
| 5064 | Geology | Earthquake | 140BC | Earthquake Palestine |
| 5477 | Celestial | Falling Fire | 140BC | Rain of fireballs associated with eruption of Etna |
| 2760 | Environment | Animal Mass Death | 137BC | Mass death of cattle in Babylon; unspecified cause but associated with comet observations |
| 5479 | Celestial | Falling Fire | 137BC | 'Fall of fire' from the sky observed in Babylon |
| 5480 | Environment | Dust/Ash Veil | 137BC (Win.) | Sun veiled in dust, 'looked like the moon' |
| 5481 | Environment | Unusual Weather | 137BC (Win.) | Severe cold and hail in Babylon |
| 5482 | Celestial | Meteor or Meteorite | 137BC (Spr.) | Fireball observed from Babylon |
| 5483 | Environment | Unusual Sounds | 137BC | Thunder from a clear sky near Rome |
| 5484 | Environment | Atmospheric Prodigies | 137BC | 'Many places shattered by lightning'; praetor M. Claudius burst into flames from a thunderbolt |
| 5485 | Geology | River/Water Table Anomalies | 137BC | The Fucine lake overflowed; red water emerged from the ground |
| 36 | Celestial | Comet | 137BC Apr. 9 | Circumpolar Sparkling Star in Hydra observed by Chinese |
| 37 | Celestial | Comet | 137BC May 28 | Sparkling star in Hercules 'as if the Sun appeared at night' observed by Babylonians, Chinese, poss. Romans |
| 2357 | Society | Prodigy | 137BC Aug. | Animal prodigies observed in Rome |
| 2761 | Celestial | Solar Eclipse | 136BC Apr. 15 | Solar eclipse observed in Babylon |
| 63 | Celestial | Comet | 136BC Sep. 22 | Comet 'spread out to unlimited size'; beginning of the reign of Attalus III |
| 73 | Society | Massacre | 135BC | Eunus and the First Servile War against Rome |
| 2355 | Geology | Volcanic Eruption | 135BC | Eruption of Mount Etna: 'greater fires than normal' |
| 5486 | Society | Prodigy | 135BC | Talking cow, hooting owl; portents of defeat of Roman army |
| 5487 | Environment | Plant Prodigies | 135BC | Corn grows on trees |
| 5512 | Society | People | 135BC | Mithridates VI of Pontus |
| 64 | Celestial | Comet | 135BC Jul. 3 | Bushy Star |
| 65 | Celestial | Comet | 135BC Aug. 31 | Giant comet stretched across the heavens at the birth of Mithradates; entire sky 'on fire' |
| 2766 | Environment | Unusual Weather | 133BC | Hailstones as large as plums fall in Babylon; much lightning and thunder; associated with solar eclipse |
| 5526 | Society | Politics | 133BC | Optimates and Populares solidify their positions in respect of the Gracchi |
| 5532 | Society | Assassination | 133BC | Murder of Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus: sought agrarian reforms to transfer wealth from the wealthy, patricians and otherwise, to the poor. |
| 2765 | Celestial | Solar Eclipse | 133BC Feb. 13 | Solar eclipse observed in Babylon |
| 5584 | Society | Assassination | 132BC | Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio: murdered his cousin, Tiberius Gracchus; himself murdered by supporters of the Gracchi |
| 2769 | Celestial | Meteor or Meteorite | 131BC | Hail of small stones falls in Babylon |
| 1424 | Geology | Volcanic Eruption | 126BC | Eruption of Etna; island emerges burning with violent blast |
| 2356 | Geology | Outgassing | 126BC | Fire and gases erupting from the sea off northern Sicily; many fish killed, people sickened, killed |
| 2773 | Celestial | Meteor or Meteorite | 125BC | Exploding fireball observed in Babylon |
| 2775 | Environment | Dust/Ash Veil | 125BC | Sun and moon haloes |
| 5589 | Society | People | 125BC | Antiochus of Ascalon; Middle Platonism |
| 2774 | Environment | Unusual Weather | 125BC Nov. | Snow in Babylon; severe cold |
| 2776 | Environment | Insect Infestation | 124BC May | Locusts, large and numerous |
| 2778 | Celestial | Meteor or Meteorite | 123BC | Bright meteor flashed from west to east |
| 1296 | Environment | Dust/Ash Veil | 122BC | Sun veiled in dust; haloes; darkness for several days following Etna eruption |
| 2358 | Archeology | Volcanic Eruption Evidence | 122BC | Eruption of Mount Etna destroys city of Catania |
| 5533 | Society | People | 121BC | Gaius Sempronius Gracchus murdered by Roman Senate |
| 5547 | Society | People | 121BC | Death of Marcus Fulvius Flaccus (consul 125 BC): ally of the Gracchi |
| 5570 | Society | Politics | 121BC | Lucius Opimius (consul 121 BC) ordered the extralegal executions of 3000 supporters of Gaius Gracchus |
| 2910 | Geology | Other | 120BC | The Cymbrian Flood; Jutland penninsula |
| 5527 | Society | People | 120BC | Aurelia Cotta, mother of Julius Caesar; ideal Roman matron |
| 5571 | Society | Laws and legal system | 120BC | Establishment of senatus consultum ultimum in Roman constitutional practice; tool used for oppression |
| 97 | Celestial | Comet | 120BC Feb. | Comet burned brightly, filled a quarter of the heavens, sky seemed to be on fire |
| 2782 | Celestial | Meteor or Meteorite | 120BC Jun. 1 | A quaking from the sky during comet passage reported by Babylonians |
| 2783 | Celestial | Meteor or Meteorite | 119BC | White torch flashed from East to West observed in Babylon |
| 99 | Celestial | Comet | 119BC May 8 | Sparkling star, Long-tailed star observed in China |
| 1289 | Environment | Atmospheric Prodigies | 118BC | Three suns seen at once during consulships of Quintus Marcius and Marcus Porcius |
| 5590 | Society | People | 118BC | Lucius Licinius Lucullus; fought Third Mithridatic War; gastronome, "Xerxes in a toga" |
| 5593 | Society | People | 116BC | Marcus Terentius Varro Reatinus; the most learned of the Romans; Varronian chronology |
| 1311 | Environment | Atmospheric Prodigies | 115BC | Thunderbolt strikes temple of Juno during consulship of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus |
| 1297 | Environment | Atmospheric Prodigies | 114BC | Halo around the sun in the consulships of Gaius Porcius and Manius Acilius |
| 1313 | Environment | Fall of Unusual Objects | 114BC | Sky rained milk and blood in the consulship of Manius Acilius and Gaius Porcius |
| 5616 | Society | Expiation | 114BC | Vestal Virgins Aemilia, Licinia, and Martia buried alive for unchastity |
| 1307 | Celestial | Tunguska-like event | 113BC | 'Night-suns’ seen in the consulship of Gaius Caccilius and Gnaeus Papirius |
| 2785 | Environment | Animal Mass Death | 112BC | Cattle pestilence in Babylon |
| 2786 | Geology | River/Water Table Anomalies | 112BC | Euphrates river turns red |
| 5506 | Society | War | 112BC | Jugurthine War |
| 2784 | Celestial | Solar Eclipse | 112BC Jun. 18 | Solar eclipse observed in Babylon |
| 101 | Celestial | Comet | 110BC | Bushy Star in Gemini, Ursa Major, observed in China and Babylon |
| 2787 | Celestial | Halo | 110BC | Double halo around the sun observed in Babylon |
| 5585 | Society | People | 110BC | Titus Pomponius Atticus; friend, correspondent, and publisher of Cicero |
| 104 | Celestial | Comet | 108BC | Bushy Star in Canis Minor, Gemini observed in China |
| 2790 | Society | Mass sickness | 108BC | Pestilence in Babylon affected humans and dogs |
| 5490 | Celestial | Halo | 108BC | Double halo around the sun associated with pestilence in Babylon |
| 2792 | Celestial | Meteor or Meteorite | 106BC | Meteor followed by loud noise in the sky observed in Babylon |
| 2793 | Society | Mass sickness | 106BC | Pestilence in Babylon |
| 2791 | Celestial | Falling Fire | 106BC Feb. 28 | Fall of fire observed in Babylon |
| 5610 | Society | War | 105BC | Quintus Servilius Caepio plunders the temples of Tolosa and then loses entire Roman army in Battle of Arausio |
| 5611 | Society | Massacre | 105BC Oct. 6 | Battle of Arausio: catastrophic loss of entire Roman army caused by Quintus Servilius Caepio |
| 74 | Society | Slave Rebellion | 104BC | Second Servile War; Gaius Marius |
| 1318 | Environment | Strange Sounds | 104BC | Clanging armour and the sounding of a trumpet were heard from the sky |
| 5564 | Society | People | 104BC | Servilia Caepionis: mistress of Julius Caesar, mother of Brutus, half-sister of Cato the Younger |
| 713 | Celestial | Comet | 104BC Jul. 19 | Comet during eclipse, Posidonius |
| 106 | Celestial | Comet | 102BC | Bushy Star in Bootes observed in China |
| 5493 | Society | Massacre | 102BC | Battle of Aquae Sextiae |
| 1317 | Environment | Unusual Sounds | 101BC | Clanging armor, trumpet sounds from sky, Battle of Vercellae |
| 5492 | Society | Massacre | 101BC | Battle of Vercellae |
| 5353 | Archeology | Cultural Evidence | 100BC | Early compositions of Jewish Sibylline Oracles in Alexandria |
| 5595 | Society | People | 100BC | Marcus Aemilius Scaurus (praetor 56 BC); massacres in Judea mentioned in the Dead Sea scrolls |
| 5605 | Society | Assassination | 100BC | Saturninus: popularist reformer proposes land reform using Tolosan gold; murdered by mob of aristocrats |
| 3076 | Society | People | 100BC Jul. 12 | Gaius Julius Caesar, Birth, GJC Era |
| 5613 | Society | Politics | 100BC Dec. | Gaius Memmius "a man fiercely hostile to the power of the nobles" murdered during consular elections |
| 5555 | Society | Laws and legal system | 95BC | Lex Licinia Mucia passed ejecting non-citizens from Rome or prosecuting 'false citizens'; triggered Social War |
| 5594 | Society | People | 95BC | Mucia Tertia: wife of Gaius Marius minor, Pompeius Magnus, Marcus Aemilius Scaurus; mother of Sextus Pompeius |
| 2880 | Celestial | Comet | 94BC | Comet and eclipse of Posidonius |
| 5494 | Environment | Fall of Unusual Objects | 94BC | Rain of stones near Rome |
| 5495 | Environment | Fall of Unusual Objects | 94BC | Rain of stones in central Italy |
| 5496 | Celestial | Fire in the sky | 94BC | Comet or fireball observed in Rome; whole sky 'ablaze' |
| 5497 | Society | Prodigy | 94BC | Multiple prodigies recorded at Rome |
| 2796 | Geology | Earthquake | 94BC Jul. | Earthquake in Babylon |
| 2797 | Society | Mass sickness | 94BC Jul. | Pestilence in Babylon; many deaths |
| 1387 | Celestial | Tunguska-like event | 91BC | Possible Tunguska-like event or comet/asteroid impact in northern Italy |
| 1428 | Geology | Volcanic Eruption | 91BC | Islands burned several days, sea burned during the Social War |
| 5498 | Environment | Fall of Unusual Objects | 91BC | Rained stones for seven days in central Italy |
| 5499 | Geology | Outgassing | 91BC | Fire erupted from the earth at Aeneria (Ischia) |
| 5500 | Geology | Earthquake | 91BC | Earthquake at Regium; part of the city and walls destroyed |
| 5501 | Celestial | Falling Fire | 91BC | Ball of fire rolled down to earth, carried from the land to the East, covered the sun |
| 5504 | Society | War | 91BC (Spr.) | Roman Social War (91–88 BC) |
| 5650 | Society | Politics | 91BC | Marcus Livius Drusus proposed land reform and giving Roman citizenship to all freemen of Italy; triggered Social War |
| 2799 | Environment | Insect Infestation | 91BC Feb. | Locusts in late winter in Babylon |
| 1298 | Celestial | Halo | 90BC | Red halo around the sun observed from Rome |
| 2917 | Geology | Earthquake | 89BC | Earthquake at Apamea |
| 5503 | Geology | River/Water Table Anomalies | 89BC | Appearance of new lakes, disappearance of rivers and springs in Asia Minor |
| 5507 | Society | War | 89BC | First Mithridatic War; Kingdom of Pontus and many Greek cities rebelled against Rome |
| 2854 | Celestial | Solar Eclipse | 89BC Sep. 29 | Solar eclipse observed in Babylon |
| 2895 | Environment | Dust/Ash Veil | 88BC (Sum.) | Rain of ashes at Athens |
| 5513 | Society | War | 88BC | Sulla's First Civil War |
| 5508 | Society | Massacre | 88BC May | Massacre of Romans & Italici in Asia by Mithridates |
| 5612 | Society | Politics | 87BC | Marcus Antonius (consul 99 BC); executed by Marius and Cinna |
| 107 | Celestial | Comet | 87BC Aug. 10 | Comet Halley observed in Babylon and China |
| 1308 | Celestial | Fire in the sky | 86BC | Fireball like "burning shield scattering sparks", observed in Rome |
| 5510 | Society | War | 86BC | Battle of Chaeronea; Sulla over Archelaus |
| 5516 | Society | Politics | 86BC | Lucius Cornelius Cinna: Domination of Cinna |
| 5509 | Society | Massacre | 86BC Feb. 12 | Sulla's siege of Athens |
| 5511 | Society | War | 85BC | Battle of Orchomenus; Sulla over Archelaus; Sulla's settlement |
| 122 | Celestial | Comet | 84BC Mar. 12 | Sparkling Star observed in China |
| 123 | Celestial | Comet | 83BC | Tangle Star in Hercules observed in China |
| 5518 | Society | War | 83BC | Battle of Mount Tifata; First Roman Civil War |
| 5519 | Society | Politics | 83BC | Rebellion in Spain: Quintus Sertorius, popularist general |
| 2803 | Celestial | Meteor or Meteorite | 83BC Sep. | Bright meteor observed in Babylon |
| 1310 | Society | Massacre | 82BC | Proscriptions of Sulla |
| 5505 | Society | Politics | 82BC | Civil war: Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix, dictator of Rome |
| 5514 | Society | War | 82BC | Sulla's second civil war |
| 5609 | Society | Massacre | 82BC | Marcus Marius Gratidianus: popularist reformer and human sacrifice martyr during Sullan proscriptions |
| 5520 | Society | Massacre | 82BC Nov. | Battle of the Colline Gate; Samnites and Populares slaughtered by Sulla |
| 5515 | Society | Politics | 81BC | Sulla's dictatorship and reforms |
| 5679 | Society | Politics | 78BC | Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 78 BC), turned against Sulla and became Popularist rebel and revolutionary |
| 1279 | Celestial | Comet | 76BC | In the western sky, comet with a terrible glare during the consulship of Gnaeus Octavius |
| 400 | Celestial | Meteor or Meteorite | 74BC Apr. 7 | A large meteor in the process of breaking up is is sighted in China |
| 75 | Society | Slave Rebellion | 73BC | Third Servile War, Spartacus, Crassus, Pompey |
| 1309 | Environment | Plasma Event | 73BC | Town-councillor of Pompei, Marcus Herennius, struck by a thunderbolt on a fine day. |
| 5592 | Society | War | 73BC | Third Mithridatic War; Rome vs Mithridates VI |
| 5617 | Society | Laws and legal system | 73BC | Fabia, chief Vestal acquitted of incestum with Lucius Sergius Catilina. |
| 2902 | Geology | Earthquake | 69BC | Earthquake in Syria; a hundred and seventy thousand people, and several cities, were destroyed |
| 205 | Celestial | Nova | 69BC Jan. 27 | Bushy Star, Sparkling Star, western quarter near Venus; possible nova observed by Chinese |
| 207 | Celestial | Nova | 69BC Jul. 23 | Guest Star, Nova, observed by Chinese |
| 209 | Celestial | Comet | 69BC Aug. 20 | Guest Star, Comet Swift-Tuttle |
| 1422 | Geology | Other | 67BC | Island appeared among the Cyclades |
| 2866 | Celestial | Lunar Eclipse | 67BC Jan. 19 | Lunar eclipse |
| 5572 | Society | Politics | 66BC | Gaius Licinius Macer: annalist, people's rights activist; defamed, prosecuted and ruined by Cicero, commits suicide |
| 1438 | Environment | Unusual Weather | 65BC | Many towers in Rome struck with lightning; melts statues and bronze tablets |
| 5563 | Society | People | 64BC | Titus Livius, historian of Rome |
| 5707 | Society | Politics | 64BC | Lucius Julius Caesar, consul 64 BC; cousin and supporter of Julius Caesar; tried Gaius Rabirius |
| 1440 | Society | Prodigy | 63BC | Revival of ancient augural rite; bad omens resulted |
| 1441 | Celestial | Comet | 63BC | Comet: A fiery javelin stretched to the sky from the west; firebrands seen in the west in the night time |
| 1442 | Environment | Unusual Weather | 63BC | Extreme heat |
| 1443 | Geology | Earthquake | 63BC | Earthquakes mentioned by Cicero, probably in Italy |
| 1444 | Environment | Unusual Weather | 63BC | Storm at Rome tears up trees, destroys buildings, many people perished during consulship of Cicero. |
| 5587 | Society | People | 63BC | Junia Tertia born, daughter of Julius Caesar? Wife of assassin Gaius Cassius Longinus |
| 5525 | Society | Politics | 63BC Jan. | Marcus Tullius Cicero takes up his consulship |
| 5652 | Society | Politics | 63BC Feb. | Cicero rejects Caesar's Land Reform/support for Veterans bill |
| 5604 | Society | Laws and legal system | 63BC Mar. | The trial of Gaius Rabirius (senator): involved in the death of Lucius Appuleius Saturninus |
| 5651 | Society | Politics | 63BC Jun. | Death of Metellus Pius, Caesar elected Pontifex Maximus |
| 5664 | Society | People | 63BC Sep. 23 | Birth of Gaius Octavius, future 1st emperor of Rome; Imperātor Caesar Dīvī Fīlius Augustus |
| 5656 | Society | Politics | 63BC Oct. 27 | The conspiracy of Catiline fails to materialize; Cicero's credibility collapses; threatened with a court of inquiry |
| 5657 | Society | Politics | 63BC Nov. 8 | First Catilinarian oration by Cicero: a study in propaganda and intimidation |
| 5658 | Society | Politics | 63BC Nov. 9 | Second Catilinarian oration by Cicero |
| 5659 | Society | Politics | 63BC Dec. 3 | Catilinarian 'conspirators' arrested; Cicero cannot conceal his glee |
| 5660 | Society | Politics | 63BC Dec. 5 | Cicero's Bona Dea miracle/conspiracy Fourth Catilinarian Oration; Caesar and Cato speak; executions |
| 5712 | Society | Politics | 63BC Dec. 5 | Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura: executed by Cicero as a "Catilinarian Conspirator" |
| 5661 | Society | Politics | 63BC Dec. 10 | Cicero denounced as a tyrant for the Catilinarian affair, posts a bill for subsidized grain distribution to regain popularity |
| 5662 | Society | Politics | 63BC Dec. 29 | Cicero gives up his consulship, jeered by the crowd. |
| 5524 | Society | War | 62BC Jan. | Lucius Sergius Catilina killed at the Battle of Pistoria |
| 212 | Celestial | Comet | 61BC Jul. 24 | Bushy Star, sparkling star, eastern quarter; observed in China |
| 5713 | Society | Politics | 60BC | Lucius Afranius, consul 60 BC |
| 5710 | Society | Politics | 60BC | Quintus Metellus Celer, consul 60 BC; Gaius Asinius Pollio, dated the start of the Civil Wars to this year |
| 5562 | Society | Laws and legal system | 59BC | Gaius Antonius Hybrida (the monster) co-consul with Cicero; prosecuted and exiled for taking part in the Catilinarian conspiracy |
| 5567 | Society | Politics | 59BC | Calpurnia Piso, marries Julius Caesar |
| 5597 | Society | Politics | 59BC | Clodia Metelli Quadrantaria; sister of Publius Clodius Pulcher, enemy of Cicero; suspected of poisoning her husband, Metellus Celer |
| 5692 | Society | Politics | 58BC | Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, consul 58 BC, father-in-law of Julius Caesar |
| 5683 | Society | Politics | 57BC | Aulus Gabinius, (consul 58 BC) proconsul of Syria (57 BC); supporter of both Pompey and Caesar |
| 669 | Celestial | Meteor or Meteorite | 56BC | A blaze of light from south to north; fireball |
| 670 | Environment | Animal Prodigies | 56BC | A wolf entered Rome |
| 672 | Environment | Plasma Event | 56BC | Romans killed by thunderbolts |
| 673 | Environment | Unusual Sounds | 56BC | A "subterranean tumult" heard in association with earthquake and fireball activity |
| 718 | Geology | Earthquake | 56BC | Temple of Juno turns from east to north in association with earthquake |
| 1446 | Environment | Flood | 54BC | Tiber floods for many days; many people and animals killed, many buildings destroyed in Rome |
| 1447 | Environment | Animal Prodigies | 54BC | Portents in Rome: owls, dogs, wolves |
| 1315 | Environment | Fall of Unusual Objects | 53BC | It rained iron the shape of sponges in Lucania |
| 1449 | Society | Prodigy | 53BC | Some statues sweated, some struck by lightning in Rome |
| 1452 | Society | Prodigy | 53BC | Portents afflict Crassus and his army while crossing the Euphrates |
| 1453 | Environment | Unusual Weather | 53BC | Fog, lightning, violent winds afflict Crassus' army in Mesopotamia |
| 4167 | Society | Prodigy | 53BC | Lightning, monsters and death of politicians portend political changes |
| 5544 | Society | War | 53BC | Marcus Licinius Crassus: wealthiest man in Roman history; patron of Julius Caesar; defeated and killed by Parthians |
| 675 | Society | Prodigy | 52BC | Portents follow the decree of the Senate to tear down temples of Serapis and Isis |
| 676 | Environment | Fall of Unusual Objects | 52BC | Many clods, stones, shards and blood went flying through the air |
| 677 | Environment | Plasma Event | 52BC | Many thunderbolts in Rome |
| 697 | Celestial | Meteor or Meteorite | 52BC | A meteor from south to east |
| 5521 | Society | Assassination | 52BC | Assassination of Popularist Publius Clodius Pulcher by Milo; mob violence overtakes Rome; Pompey takes charge |
| 5531 | Society | Politics | 52BC | Fulvia: first Roman non-mythological woman to appear on Roman coins; appears in records at death of Clodius, her 1st husband |
| 5691 | Society | War | 52BC (Spr.) | Battle of Gergovia: Julius Caesar vs Vercingetorix; the Gauls won |
| 5529 | Society | Assassination | 52BC Jan. 18 | Titus Annius Milo Papianus murders Clodius triggering anarchy in Rome |
| 5681 | Society | War | 52BC Sep. | Vercingetorix defeated at the battle of Alesia |
| 5704 | Society | Politics | 51BC | Marcus Claudius Marcellus, consul 51 BC, optimate; urged extreme measures against Caesar; had a senator of Comum scourged |
| 5705 | Society | Politics | 51BC | Servius Sulpicius Rufus, consul 51 BC; opposed Caesar, later honored by Caesar |
| 1316 | Environment | Fall of Unusual Objects | 50BC | It rained wool in the vicinity of Compsa Castle; rained bricks |
| 5680 | Society | Politics | 50BC | Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus (consul 50 BC); destroyed the temples of Isis and Serapis by Senate decree |
| 5703 | Society | Politics | 50BC | Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor, consul 50 BC, opposed Caesar; was later pardoned |
| 5733 | Society | Politics | 50BC (Spr.) | Cicero deals with Brutus' financial scandal: extorting Cypriot communities |
| 1280 | Celestial | Comet | 49BC | A terrifying star during the war between Pompey and Caesar |
| 1312 | Environment | Atmospheric Prodigies | 49BC | Many towers destroyed by thunderbolts in Italy during civil war |
| 1463 | Environment | Plasma Event | 49BC | Thunderbolts over Dyrrachium and Rome |
| 1464 | Environment | Animal Prodigies | 49BC | Sighting of wolves and owls in Rome, animals bring forth creatures outside of their own species |
| 1465 | Geology | Earthquake | 49BC | "Bellowing" earthquakes in Rome |
| 1466 | Celestial | Meteor | 49BC | Meteor fire on and over Rome |
| 1467 | Celestial | Solar Eclipse | 49BC | Solar eclipse in Rome |
| 5522 | Society | War | 49BC | Gaius Scribonius Curio defeated by Juba, along with aid from Attius Varus, at the Second Battle of the Bagradas River |
| 5565 | Society | Politics | 49BC | Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Cornelianus Scipio Nasica: 'personally despicable... politically reactionary'; triggered war with Caesar |
| 5599 | Society | Politics | 49BC | Titus Labienus, traitor to Caesar |
| 5667 | Society | Politics | 49BC | Death of Curio, supporter of Caesar, husband of Fulvia |
| 5668 | Society | Politics | 49BC | Gaius Claudius Marcellus Maior, consul 49 BC, opponent of Caesar; started civil war; fled Rome with Pompeius |
| 5669 | Society | Politics | 49BC | Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus, consul 49 BC, triggered civil war; fled Rome |
| 213 | Celestial | Comet | 49BC Apr. 14 | Guest Star, Bushy star, Cassiopeia; observed in China |