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| Year '''80 BC''' was a year of the ]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Sulla and Metellus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 674 '']'''''). The denomination 80 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the ] ] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. | Year '''80 BC''' was a year of the ]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Sulla and Metellus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 674 '']'''''). The denomination 80 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the ] ] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. | ||
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| 80 BC by topic |
| Politics |
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| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 80 BC LXXX BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 674 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 244 |
| - Pharaoh | Ptolemy XII Auletes, 1 |
| Ancient Greek era | 175th Olympiad (victor)¹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 4671 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −673 – −672 |
| Berber calendar | 871 |
| Buddhist calendar | 465 |
| Burmese calendar | −717 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5429–5430 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 2618 or 2411 — to — 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 2619 or 2412 |
| Coptic calendar | −363 – −362 |
| Discordian calendar | 1087 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −87 – −86 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3681–3682 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −23 – −22 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3021–3022 |
| Holocene calendar | 9921 |
| Iranian calendar | 701 BP – 700 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 723 BH – 722 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 2254 |
| Minguo calendar | 1991 before ROC 民前1991年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1547 |
| Seleucid era | 232/233 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 463–464 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) 47 or −334 or −1106 — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) 48 or −333 or −1105 |
Year 80 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sulla and Metellus (or, less frequently, year 674 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 80 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
- Quintus Sertorius re-enter Iberia with a tiny army (2,600 men) and opens a successful campaign against the Sullan forces.
- Battle of the Baetis River—A force of Democratic exiles under Sertorius defeat the legal Roman army of Lucius Fulfidias in Hispania, starting the Sertorian War, Quintus Metellus Pius takes command on behalf of Sulla.
Egypt
- Ptolemy XII Auletes succeeds Ptolemy XI Alexander II to the throne of Egypt.
- Alexandria comes under Roman jurisdiction.
By topic
Art
- By 80 BC – Roman artists begin to extend the space of a room visually with painted scenes of figures on a shallow "stage" or with a landscape or cityscape.