71 BC
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| Centuries: | 2nd century BC · 1st century BC · 1st century |
| Decades: | 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC |
| Years: | 74 BC 73 BC 72 BC 71 BC 70 BC 69 BC 68 BC |
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Rome
- Third Servile War ends - Slave uprising under leadership of Spartacus is crushed by a Roman army under Marcus Licinius Crassus. Slaves taken prisoner are crucified all naked along the Via Appia.
- Nessebar in modern-day Bulgaria comes under Roman rule.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- Spartacus (killed in battle)
