"101 bc."

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Events

Roman Republic

Consuls: Gaius Marius (for the 5th time) and Manius Aquillius (both plebeians); proconsul: Quintus Lutatius Catulus (in Cisalpine Gaul); praetors: Gnaeus Dolabella, Quintus Philippe, Quintus Cecilius Metellius Nepot, Lucius Licinius Murena and Titus Didius; proprietors: Marcus Antonius (in Cilicia) and Marcus Marius (in Spain); folk tribune: Gaulius Gaulius Gavinius and Gavinius Lugurios Funcius, Gaudius Fuguriusus, Gaius and Gaudiususususususususususususususususus Fugulius.
July 30 – Defeat of the Cimbre in the fierce Battle of Vercelles on the Po River. The Cimbrian tribe is destroyed.
Consul Manius Aquilius lands in Sicily and defeats rebellious slaves at the Battle of Messana. The slave leader Athenion was killed in battle. Remnants of the rebels occupy the defense in the fortresses.
Macedonian praetor Titus Didius triumphs over the Scordisks.

Asia
The war in Syria between Ptolemy Soter and his mother Cleopatra III ends. Ptolemy Soter returns to Cyprus.
Autumn - the death of Cleopatra III in Egypt (possibly killed by her son and co-ruler Ptolemy X Alexander).
Ptolemy X Alexander marries his niece Berenice and declares her Queen of Egypt.
Mithridates VI kills the king of Cappadocia Ariarat VII during negotiations and announces his eight-year-old son Arcathius as the new king of Cappadocia under the name of Ariarat IX, the Cappadocian aristocrat and a supporter of Mithridates VI Gordia becomes regent under him.

China
Capture of Van Lang (North Vietnam) by Chinese troops.
Li Guangli receives the title of "Ershi commander"
Hunnu:
Shanyu elected Judihou.

Born.
101, ok. — Julia Caesaris the Younger, sister of Julius Caesar and wife of Marcus Atias Balba;
101, c. – Gnaeus Tremellius Skrofa (after 50 BC), military tribune of 69 BC, occupied the praetour until 51 BC, after the proconsuls of Cyrenaica.

Died.
Cleopatra III, Queen of Egypt
Ariarates VII – King of Cappadocia
Xuilihu, shanyu hunnu;
Athenion, leader of rebellious slaves in Sicily
Boyorig is the chief of the Cimbre.