71 BC - Definition and Overview

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

Decades: 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC - 70s BC - 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC

Years: 76 BC 75 BC 74 BC 73 BC 72 BC - 71 BC - 70 BC 69 BC 68 BC 67 BC 66 BC

Events

• Third Servile War ends - Slave uprising under leadership of Spartacus is crushed by a Roman army under Marcus Licinius Crassus. Slaves taken prisoner are crucified along the Via Appia.
• Nessebar in modern-day Bulgaria comes under Roman rule.

Births

Deaths

• Spartacus (killed in battle)