Editing 102 BC (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Roman Republic ====
* [[Gaius Marius]] defeats the [[Sciri]] and [[Teutones]] at [[Aix-en-Provence]] (or [[Battle of Aquae Sextae]]).
* [[Marcus Marius (praetor 102 BC)|Marcus Marius]] was likely elected praetor for 102 BC.
* The [[Cimbri]] defeat the Consul [[Quintus Lutatius Catulus]] in the [[Adige]] Valley.

==== Asia ====
* [[War of the Heavenly Horses]]: the [[Han dynasty|Han]] expeditionary force under [[Li Guangli]] conquers the state of [[Luntai]]. Li Guangli then besieges [[Alexandria Eschate]], the capital of [[Dayuan]] in the [[Hellenistic]] [[Ferghana Valley]], despite having lost half his army to hunger, thirst and battle by the time he reached the city. The Dayuan are defeated in battle, and after losing their outer wall and their best general Jianmi in battle, the nobles kill King Wugua and offer terms of peace to Li Guangli, who accepts. The Han receive some of the prized horses of Dayuan and Li Guangli appoints Mocai as the new king.<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty|year= 2020|isbn=978-1628944167|pages= 198–201|publisher= Algora}}</ref>
* [[Han-Xiongnu War]]
:*[[Er Chanyu]] marches against Shouxiang but dies en route from illness and is succeeded by his uncle [[Xulihu]].
:* Emperor Wu orders fortified outposts to be built to the north as far as the [[Yin Mountains]] and [[Juyan Lake]]. The generals Han Yue and Wei Kang garrison the outposts north of Wuyuan, including the Yin Mountains, and [[Lu Bode]] garrisons Juyan Lake.
:* Autumn – The Xiongnu invade the prefectures of Yunzhong, Dingxiang, Wuyuan and Shuofang and destroy the new Han outposts. The [[Tuqi King]] of the Right invades the area around [[Jiuquan]] and Zhangye. The Han general Ren Wen defeats a Xiongnu army.<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty|year= 2020|isbn=978-1628944167|pages= 207–208|publisher= Algora}}</ref>
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