86 BCE Siege of Athens (87–86 BC) ends when Sulla captures Athens from the Pontic army, removing the tyrant Aristion. The Dardani ally with Pontus and are defeated by Sulla soon after. The Roman forces of Lucius Cornelius Sulla defeat the Pontic forces of Archelaus in the Battle of Chaeronea.
In the 80s BC , the 1st century BC .
March 1 – Siege of Athens (87–86 BC) ends when Sulla captures Athens from the Pontic army, removing the tyrant Aristion.source Lucius Licinius Lucullus decisively defeats the Mithridatic fleet in the Battle of Tenedos.source The Dardani ally with Pontus and are defeated by Sulla soon after.source The Roman forces of Lucius Cornelius Sulla defeat the Pontic forces of Archelaus in the Battle of Chaeronea.source Births October 1 – Sallust, Roman historian (died 34 BC)source Fausta Cornelia, twin sister of Faustus Cornelius Sulla, wife of Gaius Memmius and later of Titus Annius Milosource Faustus Cornelius Sulla, Roman senator, son of the dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla (died 46 BC)source Deaths January 13 – Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician (born c. 157 BC)source March 1 – Aristion, Greek philosopher and tyrantsource Jin Midi, Chinese politician and co-regent (born 134 BC)source Sima Qian, Chinese historian (born 145 BC)source Nearby 91 BCE–82 BCE Days named on this page 11 of 11 sourced entries shown. Every line above is quoted from the revision linked beside it, which is 86 BC on English Wikipedia, revision 1303662184, retrieved 2026-09-06. Nothing on this page is written by us and nothing is generated: the sentences are the source’s own, so a claim you doubt can be checked against the exact revision it came from. Text is reused under CC BY-SA 4.0 .