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Year '''86 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 Marius/Flaccus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 668 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 86 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]]
** [[March 1]] &ndash; [[Sulla]] captures [[Athens]] from the [[Kingdom of Pontus|Pontic]] army, removing the tyrant [[Aristion]].
** [[Lucullus|Lucius Licinius Lucullus]] decisively defeats the Mithridatic fleet in the [[Battle of Tenedos (86 BC)|Battle of Tenedos]].
** The [[Roman Republic|Roman]] forces of [[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]] defeat the [[Kingdom of Pontus|Pontic]] forces of [[Archelaus (Pontic army officer)|Archelaus]] in the [[Battle of Chaeronea (86 BC)|Battle of Chaeronea]].
** The [[Dardani]] ally with Pontus and are defeated by Sulla soon after.
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== Births ==
* [[October 1]] &ndash; [[Sallust]], Roman historian (d. [[34 BC]])
* [[Fausta Cornelia]], twin sister of [[Faustus Cornelius Sulla (quaestor 54 BC)|Faustus Cornelius Sulla]], wife of [[Gaius Memmius (praetor 58 BC)|Gaius Memmius]] and later of [[Titus Annius Milo]]
* [[Faustus Cornelius Sulla (quaestor 54 BC)|Faustus Cornelius Sulla]], Roman senator, son of the dictator [[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]] (d. [[46 BC]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 13]] &ndash; [[Gaius Marius]], Roman general and politician (b. c. [[157 BC]])<ref>{{cite web | access-date=February 28, 2024 | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gaius-Marius | title=Gaius Marius | first=John P.V. Dacre | last=Balsdon | series=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>
* [[March 1]] &ndash; [[Aristion]], Greek [[philosopher]] and [[tyrant]] 
* [[Jin Midi]], Chinese politician and co-[[regent]] (b. [[134 BC]])
* [[Sima Qian]], Chinese historian (b. [[145 BC]])

== References ==
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