Editing 105 BC

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Year '''105 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Rufus and Maximus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 649 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]''''') and the '''Sixth Year of Yuanfeng'''. The denomination 105 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== 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.

==== Asia ====
* The [[Han dynasty]] forms an alliance with the [[Wusun]] by marrying a Han princess to their king.<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty|year= 2020|isbn=978-1628944167|pages= 195–196}}</ref>
* [[Wuwei Chanyu]] of the [[Xiongnu]] dies and is succeeded by his youthful son [[Er Chanyu]]. That winter heavy snowstorms lead to the deaths of many livestock, and there is discontent with the new ruler, who is regarded as belligerent.<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty|year= 2020|isbn=978-1628944167|page= 206}}</ref>
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== Births ==
* [[Decimus Laberius]], Roman nobleman and [[Latin]] writer (d. [[43 BC]])
* [[Tiberius Claudius Nero (grandfather of Tiberius Caesar)|Tiberius Claudius Nero]], Roman politician and general 
* [[Marcus Atius|Marcus Atius Balbus]], Roman [[praetor]] and governor (d. [[51 BC]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Marcus Aurelius Scaurus]], Roman politician and general, executed as a prisoner of war in the advent of the [[Battle of Arausio]]

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