70s BC

Events 
 Spartacus leads the slaves against Rome. His army was eventually defeated, and Spartacus is killed in battle, by Roman legionaries under Marcus Licinius Crassus.
 In Rome, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus becomes the third member of the Second Triumvirate, with Mark Antony and Octavian.
 The city of Tigranakert of Artsakh is built in Armenia.
 Salome Alexandria becomes queen of Judea after her husband dies.
 Hycarnus II becomes the high priest of Jerusalem until 66 BC.
 Pamplona is built in Spain