70s BC

WORLD HISTORY · 500–1 BC 日本語

Events of the 70s BC79–70 BC

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What happened in the 70s BC?

In the 70s BC (79–70 BC), Sulla resigned as dictator and retired, and Crassus crushed the Third Servile War, the revolt led by the gladiator Spartacus. The Third Mithridatic War began in Asia Minor, and in Western Han Huo Guang deposed Liu He and installed Emperor Xuan.

  1. Sulla resigns as dictator and retiresEurope
  2. Golden Age of Latin literature beginsMiddle East
  3. Pompey founds PompaeloEurope
  4. Third Mithridatic War beginsMiddle East
  5. Huo Guang deposes Liu He, installs Emperor XuanAsia
  6. Gladiator Spartacus leads a revoltEurope
  7. Third Servile War crushedEurope
  8. Pompey and Crassus become consulsEurope

Summaries are written by the site editors.

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Events of the 70s BC (timeline · 1)

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70s BC

A group of officials, led by the Western Han minister Huo Guang, present articles of impeachment against the new emperor, Liu He, to the imperial regent, Empress Dowager Shangguan.

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