Decade · 109 BCE – 100 BCE
The world in the 100s BCE
From 109 BCE to 100 BCE the atlas holds 89 states standing at some time. 8 things began - Battle of Arausio, Battle of Aquae Sextiae and Battle of Vercellae among them - and 6 ended; 17 people were born and 16 died.
Its years
The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.
- 101 BCE 14
What began in the 100s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 1
- Jushi Kingdom · state · 108 BCE – 450 CE
Wars and battles 7
- Battle of Arausio · battle · 105 BCE
- Battle of Aquae Sextiae · battle · 102 BCE
- Battle of Vercellae · battle · 101 BCE
- Battle of Burdigala · battle · 107 BCE
- War of the Heavenly Horses · war · 104 – 101 BCE
- Battle of the Muthul · battle · 108 BCE
- Han conquest of Old Chosŏn · battle · 109 – 108 BCE
What ended in the 100s BCE
States 2
- Old Chosŏn · state · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Wiman Chosŏn · state · 194 – 108 BCE
Wars and battles 4
- Jugurthine War · war · 111 – 105 BCE
- Cimbrian War · war · 113 – 101 BCE
- War of the Heavenly Horses · war · 104 – 101 BCE
- Han conquest of Old Chosŏn · battle · 109 – 108 BCE
Born and died
Born 17
- Julius Caesar · ruler · 100 – 44 BCE
- Cicero · philosopher · 107 – 43 BCE
- Pompey · politician · 106 – 48 BCE
- Spartacus · military leader · 103 – 71 BCE
- Cornelius Nepos · poet · 100 – 25 BCE
- Catiline · politician · 108 – 62 BCE
- Aristobulus II · ruler · 100 – 49 BCE
- Cleopatra V · ruler · 100 – 57 BCE
- Gaius Octavius · politician · 100 – 59 BCE
- Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus · politician · 102 – 48 BCE
- Servius Sulpicius Rufus · politician · 106 – 43 BCE
- Gaius Marius · politician · 108 – 82 BCE
- Lucius Licinius Murena · politician · 105 – 51 BCE
- Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther · politician · 100 – 47 BCE
- Marcus Valerius Messalla Niger · politician · 104 – 101 BCE
- Lucius Volcatius Tullus · politician · 108 – 101 BCE
and 1 more in the atlas.
Died 16
- Jugurtha · military leader · 160 – 104 BCE
- Cleopatra III · monarch · 161 – 101 BCE
- Eudoxus of Cyzicus · explorer · 150 – 100 BCE
- Lucius Cassius Longinus · politician · 151 – 107 BCE
- Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus · politician · 114 – 101 BCE
- Lucius Caecilius Metellus Delmaticus · politician · 161 – 103 BCE
- Marcus Aurelius Cotta · politician · 120 – 101 BCE
- Marcus Livius Drusus · politician · 155 – 109 BCE
- Gaius Calpurnius Piso · politician · 110 – 101 BCE
- Gaius Flavius Fimbria · politician · 154 – 101 BCE
- Gaius Coelius Caldus · politician · 140 – 101 BCE
- Marcus Valerius Messalla Niger · politician · 104 – 101 BCE
- Marcus Herennius · politician · 136 – 101 BCE
- Servius Sulpicius Galba · politician · 151 – 101 BCE
- Decimus Junius Brutus · politician · 120 – 101 BCE
- Lucius Volcatius Tullus · politician · 108 – 101 BCE
States of the 100s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 100s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 109 BCE.
Europe11 states
- Vienna · 101 BCE
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Marcus Junius Silanus, Roman consul since 109 BCE and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, Roman consul since 109 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Marcus Junius Silanus, Roman consul since 109 BCE and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, Roman consul since 109 BCE
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE · Paerisades V, King of the Bosporus since 125 BCE
- Odrysian kingdom · 460 BCE – 46 CE
- Lazica · 101 BCE – 700 CE
and 3 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa39 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Phoenicia · 2500 – 64 BCE
- Parthian Empire · 247 BCE – 224 CE
- Seleucid Empire · 312 – 63 BCE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
and 31 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia18 states
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Indo-Greek Kingdom · 180 BCE – 10 CE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Shunga Empire · 185 – 75 BCE · Ghoshavasu, Sunga emperor since 119 BCE
- Satavahana dynasty · 230 BCE – 220 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
and 10 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia13 states
- Han dynasty · 206 BCE – 220 CE · Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor of China since 141 BCE
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Old Chosŏn · 2333 – 108 BCE
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Chinese Empire · 220 BCE – 1912 CE · Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor of China since 141 BCE
- Okjeo · 301 BCE – 300 CE
- Jin (Korean state) · 301 – 108 BCE
and 5 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania2 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown6 states
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Wiman Chosŏn · 194 – 108 BCE
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Kingdom of Munster · 101 BCE – 1138 CE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
- Jushi Kingdom · 108 BCE – 450 CE
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 129 BCE – 80 BCE: every state, war and life of the 100s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 104 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.