4 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (1)
The emperor died at the Wuzuo Palace in Zhouzhi (second month, day dingmao), and the eight-year-old Fuling (Emperor Zhao) was named heir. (Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals 漢書卷006 武帝後元二年二月)
Southern Europe (3)
Marius marches on the city with his army and seizes the Janiculum hill (Plutarch's Parallel Lives Plut. Marius 42.2)
Cinna enters with a bodyguard while Marius, saying he is an exile, halts outside the gates (Plutarch's Parallel Lives Plut. Marius 43.2)
Sulla surrounds the Piraeus with his whole army and attacks with all kinds of siege equipment (Plutarch's Parallel Lives Plut. Sulla 12.1)
Changes of power ◆
Places where the world territory data shows a change of borders in this year.
◆ Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity) takes 152,500 km² of former Parthian Empire land
◆ Kingdom of Pontus takes 151,900 km² of former Roman Republic land
◆ Parthian Empire loses 152,500 km² to Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)
◆ Roman Republic loses 151,900 km² to Kingdom of Pontus