Editing 105 BC (section)

==== Roman Republic ====
* [[January 1]]<ref group="note" name="distancia2">October 2 in the [[Julian calendar]].</ref> &ndash; [[Gnaeus Mallius Maximus]] and [[Publius Rutilius Rufus]] become [[Roman consul]]s.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Clément|first1=François|title=L'Art de vérifier les dates des faits historiques, des inscriptions, des chroniques et autres anciens monumens, avant l'ère chrétienne.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jaJPmFkQAiYC&pg=PA737|year=1820|publisher=Moreau|page=737|language=fr}}</ref> 
* [[October 6]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Arausio]], where the [[Cimbri]] destroy two Roman armies on the [[Rhône River|Rhône]], is the most severe defeat of Roman forces since the [[Battle of Cannae]].
* [[Gaius Marius]], together with the consul [[Publius Rutilius Rufus]], initiates sweeping reforms of the [[Roman army]].
* [[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]] secures the capture of [[Jugurtha]]. His success is made possible by the treachery of [[Bocchus I]], king of [[Mauretania]], and this ends the [[Jugurthine War]] (which began in [[112 BC]]).
* At [[Rome]], the first official [[gladiator]] match is demonstrated by gladiators from [[Capua]], as part of a training program for the military.