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	Year '''87 BC''' was a year of the ]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Octavius and Cinna/Merula''' (or, less frequently, '''year 667 '']'''''). The denomination 87 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the ] ] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.		Year '''87 BC''' was a year of the ]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Octavius and Cinna/Merula''' (or, less frequently, '''year 667 '']''''') and the '''Second Year of Houyuan'''. The denomination 87 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the ] ] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

	== Events ==		== Events ==
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	=== By place ===		=== By place ===

	==== Roman Republic ====		==== Roman Republic ====
	* ] is elected ] of ], thus returning the rule of Rome back to the ~~democrats~~.		* ] is elected ] of ], thus returning the rule of Rome back to the populares faction.
	* ] arrives in ] and besieges ]. He orders ] to raise a fleet from Rome's allies around the eastern Mediterranean.		* ] arrives in ] and besieges ]. He orders ] to raise a fleet from Rome's allies around the eastern Mediterranean.
	* ] is razed by ] as he comes back from ] with an army to take Rome by force.		* ] is razed by ] as he comes back from ] with an army to take Rome by force.

			==== China ====
			* ] – ] dies after a 54-year reign in which he leads the ] (]) through its greatest expansion. The Empire's borders span from modern ] in the west, to ] in the north, to ] in the east, and to northern ] in the south.
			* ] – The eight-year-old ] becomes emperor, with ] General-in-Chief and regent.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Hing Ming\|last= Hung\|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty\|year= 2020\|isbn=978-1628944167\|page= 239}}</ref>

	=== By topic ===		=== By topic ===

	==== Technology ====		==== Technology ====
	* ] manufactured.		* ] manufactured.
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	== Births ==		== Births ==
	* ], ~~] ]~~ (approximate date~~) (d. c. ]~~)		* ], Roman consul (approximate date)

	== Deaths ==		== Deaths ==
			* ] – ], emperor of the ] (b. ])
⚫	* ], ~~] ]~~ (executed by order of ] and ])
	* ], emperor of ~~] ~~(b.~~ ])~~		* ], Greek writer
	* ], Roman ~~priest~~ ~~(suicide)~~		* ], Roman consul and ]
	* ], Roman ~~general and father of ] (disease)~~		* ], Roman politician
			* ], Roman general and politician
⚫	* ], Roman consul~~, censor~~ and ~~father of ]~~ (killed by Marians invading Rome)
			* ], ruler ('']'') of the ]
			* ], Roman politician and priest
			* ], Roman consul (killed by partisans of ])
		⚫	* ], Roman consul (executed by order of Marius and ])
		⚫	* ], Roman consul and censor (killed by Marians invading Rome)
			* ], Roman politician (executed by order of Marius and Cinna)

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Calendar year

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	2nd century BC 1st century BC 1st century
Decades:	100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC
Years:	90 BC 89 BC 88 BC 87 BC 86 BC 85 BC 84 BC

Politics
87 BC by topic
State leaders Political entities
Categories
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87 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	87 BC LXXXVII BC
Ab urbe condita	667
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 237
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy IX Lathyros, 2
Ancient Greek era	173rd Olympiad, year 2
Assyrian calendar	4664
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−680 – −679
Berber calendar	864
Buddhist calendar	458
Burmese calendar	−724
Byzantine calendar	5422–5423
Chinese calendar	癸巳年 (Water Snake) 2611 or 2404 — to — 甲午年 (Wood Horse) 2612 or 2405
Coptic calendar	−370 – −369
Discordian calendar	1080
Ethiopian calendar	−94 – −93
Hebrew calendar	3674–3675
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−30 – −29
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3014–3015
Holocene calendar	9914
Iranian calendar	708 BP – 707 BP
Islamic calendar	730 BH – 729 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2247
Minguo calendar	1998 before ROC 民前1998年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1554
Seleucid era	225/226 AG
Thai solar calendar	456–457
Tibetan calendar	阴水蛇年 (female Water-Snake) 40 or −341 or −1113 — to — 阳木马年 (male Wood-Horse) 41 or −340 or −1112

Year 87 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Octavius and Cinna/Merula (or, less frequently, year 667 Ab urbe condita) and the Second Year of Houyuan. The denomination 87 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

Lucius Cornelius Cinna is elected consul of Rome, thus returning the rule of Rome back to the populares faction.
Sulla arrives in Greece and besieges Athens. He orders Lucius Licinius Lucullus to raise a fleet from Rome's allies around the eastern Mediterranean.
Ostia is razed by Gaius Marius as he comes back from Africa with an army to take Rome by force.

China

March 29 – Emperor Wu of Han dies after a 54-year reign in which he leads the Han dynasty (China) through its greatest expansion. The Empire's borders span from modern Kyrgyzstan in the west, to Mongolia in the north, to Korea in the east, and to northern Vietnam in the south.
March 30 – The eight-year-old Liu Fuling becomes emperor, with Huo Guang General-in-Chief and regent.

By topic

Technology

Antikythera mechanism manufactured.

Births

Lucius Munatius Plancus, Roman consul (approximate date)

Deaths

March 29 – Han Wudi, emperor of the Han dynasty (b. 157 BC)
Apollodorus of Artemita, Greek writer
Gaius Atilius Serranus, Roman consul and senator
Gaius Julius Caesar Strabo, Roman politician
Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, Roman general and politician
Gotarzes I, ruler (shah) of the Parthian Empire
Lucius Cornelius Merula, Roman politician and priest
Lucius Julius Caesar, Roman consul (killed by partisans of Gaius Marius)
Marcus Antonius, Roman consul (executed by order of Marius and Cinna)
Publius Licinius Crassus, Roman consul and censor (killed by Marians invading Rome)
Quintus Ancharius, Roman politician (executed by order of Marius and Cinna)

References

Hung, Hing Ming (2020). The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty. p. 239. ISBN 978-1628944167.

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