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Year '''98 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 Nepos and Didius''' (or, less frequently, '''year 656 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]''''') and the '''Third Year of Tianhan'''. The denomination 98 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 ====
* [[Consul]]s: [[Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos (consul 98 BC)|Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos]] and [[Titus Didius]]
* The Senate passes the ''[[Lex Caecilia Didia]]'' which bans omnibus bills.

==== Asia ====
* [[Emperor Wu of Han]] sends the Han general [[Gongsun Ao]] on a mission to rescue general [[Li Ling]] from [[Xiongnu]] captivity. Gongsun achieves little but receives incorrect information that Li has been training Xiongnu soldiers. Enraged, Emperor Wu exterminates Li's clan.<ref>{{cite book|first=Sima|last= Qian|title=Records of the Grand Historian, Section: Li Ling}}</ref>
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== Births ==
* [[Nigidius Figulus]], Roman philosopher (probable date) (d. [[45 BC]])
* [[Terentia]], first wife of [[Marcus Tullius Cicero|Cicero]] (d. [[AD 4]]).

== Deaths ==
* [[Emperor Kaika]] of [[Japan]], according to legend.

== References ==
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