89 BC - Definition and Overview

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

Decades: 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC - 80s BC - 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC

Years: 94 BC 93 BC 92 BC 91 BC 90 BC - 89 BC - 88 BC 87 BC 86 BC 85 BC 84 BC

Events

• Social War - Roman forces under Lucius Porcius Cato are defeated by the Italian rebels in the Battle of Fucine Lake.
• Social War - The Roman army of Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo decisively defeats the rebels in the Battle of Asculum.

Births

Deaths

• Aulus Sempronius Asellio, Roman praetor (murdered by creditors)