77 BC

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Events

By place

Rome

Births

Deaths

Events

By place

Rome

★ Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, consul and leader of the democratic party, was defeated, by Q. Lutatius Catulus outside Rome, the remnants of the rebel was wiped out by Cnaeus Pompeius in Etruria.

★ Pompey marches to Spain to join with Quintus Metellus Pius to suppress the revolt of Quintus Sertorius, but was generally unsuccessful.

★ City of Tigranakert built.

Births

★ Liu Xiang, Chinese scholar who edited the ''Shan Hai Jing'', compiled the ''Lienü zhuan'', also father of Liu Xin (died 6 BC).

Deaths

★ King Duttagamani of Sri Lanka