page_title: 1st century BC
section_title: 90s BC
hierarchical_section_title: 1st century BC / Events / 90s BC
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: So genannter «Sulla», freie Kopie (wohl augusteischer Zeit) von Bildnissen bedeutender Römer des 2. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. Wegen der zahlreichen Übereinstimmungen mit dem so genannten «Marius» (Maße, jähe Kopfwendung, geöffneter Mund, große Augen), sind diese zwei Statuen wohl als Paar (Bruder, Gegenspieler?) konzipiert und zusammen — etwa in einer Porträtgalerie — aufgestellt gewesen. English: So-called “Sulla”, free copy (probably from the time of Augustus) after a portrait of an important Roman from the 2nd century BC. Because of many details this bust has in common with the so-called «Marius» (proportions, open mouth, large eyes), it has been suggested that both statues (brothers, adversaries?) were conceived and exhibited together. Français&#160;: Pseudo-«Sylla», copie libre (sans doute époque augustéenne) d'un portrait de Romain important du IIe siècle av. J.-C. En raison des nombreux points communs avec le pseudo-«Marius» (proportions, tour de tête raide, bouche ouverte et gros yeux), on estime que ces deux statues (frères, adversaires&#160;?) ont pu être conçues et exposées ensemble dans une galerie de portraits.
context_page_description: The 1st century BC, also known as the last century BC, started on the first day of 100 BC and ended on the last day of 1 BC. The AD/BC notation does not use a year zero; however, astronomical year numbering does use a zero, as well as a minus sign, so "2 BC" is equal to "year –1". 1st century AD follows.
  In the course of the century all the remaining independent lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea were steadily brought under Roman control, being ruled either directly under governors or through puppet kings appointed by Rome. The Roman state itself was plunged into civil war several times, finally resulting in the marginalization of its 500-year-old Roman Republic, and the embodiment of total state power in a single man—the Roman emperor.
  The internal turbulence that plagued Rome at this time can be seen as the death throes of the Roman Republic, as it finally gave way to the autocratic ambitions of powerful men like Sulla, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and Octavian. Octavian's ascension to total power as the emperor Augustus is considered to mark the point in history where the Roman Republic ends and the Roman Empire begins.
context_section_description: 97 BC: Ariarathes VIII is forced out of Cappadocia by Mithridates VI of Pontus, and dies soon afterwards.
  96 BC: Cyrene is left to the people of Rome by its ruler Ptolemy Apion.
  96 BC: King Alexander Jannaeus of Judea wins the Siege of Gaza.
  95 BC: Tigranes the Great becomes king of Armenia
  93 BC: Ariobarzanes I Philoromaios becomes king of Cappadocia with Roman backing.
  91 BC: The assassination of Marcus Livius Drusus leads to the Social War (91–88 BC) in Italy
  91 BC: Crown Prince Ju Revolt in China.
caption: Sulla's march on Rome in 88 BC was an early step in the Crisis of the Roman Republic
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