Land allotments in Africa assigned to Marius’s veterans.
102
Marius, Consul IV, defeats Teutones at Aquae Sextiae (Aix-en-Provence).
101
Marius, Consul V, and Catulus defeat Cimbri near Vercellae (Vercelli).
100
Saturninus, Tribune II.
Marius, Consul VI, breaks with Saturninus.
Rioting in Rome. Senate passes the Final Decree. Marius restores order. Saturninus and his followers lynched.
Second Sicilian slave war ended.
98
Marius leaves politics and travels to Asia as a
97–92
Sulla, as proconsul of Asia, orders Mithridates, king of Pontus, out of Paphlagonia and Cappadocia. Mithridates obeys.
91
Marcus Livius Drusus, Jr., elected tribune. His plans to enfranchise the Italian allies fail. Drusus assassinated.
War of the Allies (Social War) breaks out.
Mithridates takes Bithynia. Aquillius incites invasion of Pontus.
90
Roman reverses in the Social War. Legislation grants Roman citizenship to Italian allies.
89
Roman victories in Social War.
88
Social War restricted to the Samnites, who yield.
Sulla Consul I.
Sulpicius Rufus, tribune, proposes to transfer command of war against Mithridates from Sulla to Marius.
Sulla marches on Rome, captures the city, repealsSulpicius’s legislation.
Marius flees to Africa.
Mithridates overruns Asia Minor, orders massacre of Romans and Italians. Mithridates invited to “liberate” Greece.
87
Cinna and Marius seize Rome, massacre opponents.
Sulla lands in Greece, besieges Athens.
86
Fall of Athens. Pontic army evacuates Greece after two defeats.
Marius, Consul VII, dies.
Cinna sends army to Asia (taken over by Sulla in 84).
85
Sulla negotiates peace treaty with Mithridates at Dardanus, near Troy.
84
New Italian citizens distributed among all the tribes.
Cinna murdered by mutineers.
83
Sulla lands in Italy.
Second Mithridatic War (to 82).
82
Civil war in Italy. Sulla wins battle of the Colline Gate.
Proscriptions start.
