91 BC
Year 91 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Philippus and Caesar and the Second Year of Zhenghe. The denomination 91 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Republic
- Consuls: Sextus Julius Caesar and Lucius Marcius Philippus.
- The tribune Marcus Livius Drusus proposes extending Roman citizenship to allied Italian cities, but is assassinated, leading to the Social War.
China
- Witchcraft Trials
- 'Rebellion' of Liu Ju
- September - The Xiongnu invade the prefectures of Shanggu and Wuyuan.
Births
- Xuan of Han, emperor of the Han dynasty
Deaths
- Liu Ju, crown prince of the Han dynasty
- Lucius Licinius Crassus, Roman consul
- Marcus Livius Drusus, Roman politician
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, Roman politician
- Wei Zifu, empress of the Han dynasty