80 BC

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Contents

Events

By place

Rome

Egypt

By topic

Literature

Births

Deaths

Events

By place

Rome

★ Battle of the Baetis River — Democratic rebel forces under Quintus Sertorius defeat the legal Roman forces of Lucius Fulfidias in Spain, starting the Sertorian War, Quintus Metellus Pius takes command on behalf of Sulla.

Egypt

★ Ptolemy XII Auletes succeeds Ptolemy XI Alexandros II to the throne of Egypt.

★ Alexandria comes under Roman jurisdiction.

By topic

Literature

★ Meleager publishes his ''Garland'', the earliest known anthology of Greek poetry.

Births

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Deaths

★ Caecilia Metella Dalmatica