80s BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century
Decades:	110s BC 100s BC 90s BC – 80s BC – 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC
Years:	89 BC 88 BC 87 BC 86 BC 85 BC 84 BC 83 BC 82 BC 81 BC 80 BC
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Events and trends

In the Roman Republic, the contest for power intensifies.
88 BC—The Social War ends with the defeat of the Italian Allies by the Romans.
82 BC—Lucius Cornelius Sulla defeats Samnite allies of Rome in the Battle of the Colline Gate, and takes control of Rome.
81 BC—Sulla is appointed dictator and reforms the Roman government.
80 BC—Alexandria comes under Roman jurisdiction.