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Year '''85 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 Cinna and Carbo''' (or, less frequently, '''year 669 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 85 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 ====
* [[First Mithridatic War]]: [[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]] again defeats [[Archelaus (Pontic army officer)|Archelaus]] in the decisive [[Battle of Orchomenus]].
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== Births ==
* [[Atia (mother of Augustus)|Atia]], niece of Julius Caesar and mother of [[Augustus]] (d. [[43 BC]])
* [[Marcus Junius Brutus]], conspirator and assassin in the murder of [[Julius Caesar]] (approximate date)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marcus-Junius-Brutus | access-date=February 23, 2024 | first=E. | last=Badian | title=Marcus Junius Brutus | date=February 19, 2024 | series=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>
* [[Tiberius Claudius Nero (father of Tiberius Caesar)|Tiberius Claudius Nero]], Roman politician and father of [[Tiberius]] (d. [[33 BC]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Gaius Julius Caesar (proconsul of Asia)|Gaius Julius Caesar]], Roman politician (b. c. [[140 BC]])
*[[Mnesarchus of Athens]], Stoic philosopher (b. c. [[160 BC]])
* [[Lucius Valerius Flaccus (consul 86 BC)|Lucius Valerius Flaccus]]

== References ==
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