71 BCE
Marcus Antonius is defeated by the Cretans, who have made an alliance with the pirates. He is compelled to concede a humiliating peace. Antonius dies in office the same year and is awarded, posthumously, with the cognomen Creticus. Nessebar in modern-day Bulgaria comes under Roman rule. Third Servile War ends; Slave rebellion under leadership of Spartacus is crushed by a Roman army under Marcus Licinius Crassus. Slaves taken prisoner are crucified naked along the Via Appia.
In the 70s BC, the 1st century BC.
Conflict & Security
- Marcus Antonius is defeated by the Cretans, who have made an alliance with the pirates. He is compelled to concede a humiliating peace. Antonius dies in office the same year and is awarded, posthumously, with the cognomen Creticus.source
- Nessebar in modern-day Bulgaria comes under Roman rule.source
- Third Servile War ends; Slave rebellion under leadership of Spartacus is crushed by a Roman army under Marcus Licinius Crassus. Slaves taken prisoner are crucified naked along the Via Appia.source
Births
- Wang Zhengjun, Chinese empress of the Han dynasty (died AD 13)source
Deaths
- Spartacus, Thracian gladiator and rebel leader (presumably killed in battle) (born 109 BC)source
- Xu Pingjun, Chinese empress of the Han dynastysource
- Castus, Gallic gladiator and rebel leadersource
- Marcus Antonius Creticus, Roman politician (father of Mark Antony)source
- Gannicus, Celtic gladiator and rebel leadersource