Decade · 99 BCE – 90 BCE
The world in the 90s BCE
From 99 BCE to 90 BCE the atlas holds 87 states standing at some time. 5 things began - Social War, Jinhan confederacy and Italian city-states among them - and 1 ended; 21 people were born and 4 died, 2 of all these dated only to the decade.
What began in the 90s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 4
- Jinhan confederacy · state · 91 BCE – 377 CE
- Italian city-states · state · 91 – 88 BCE
- Shanshan · state · 92 BCE – 445 CE
- Dongye · state · 91 BCE – 391 CE
Wars and battles 1
- Social War · war · 91 – 88 BCE
What ended in the 90s BCE
States 1
- Cyrenaica · state · 331 – 92 BCE
Born and died
Born 21
- Lucretius · philosopher · 94 – 55 BCE
- Diodorus Siculus · scientist · 90 – 20 BCE
- Cato the Younger · politician · 95 – 46 BCE
- Lepidus · politician · 90 – 13 BCE
- Burebista · ruler · 91 – 44 BCE
- Titus Labienus · military leader · 98 – 45 BCE
- Aulus Hirtius · politician · 90 – 43 BCE
- Emperor Xuan of Han · monarch · 91 – 48 BCE
- Emperor Zhao of Han · monarch · 94 – 74 BCE
- Publius Clodius Pulcher · politician · 91 – 52 BCE
- Pharnaces II of Pontus · monarch · 95 – 47 BCE
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio · military leader · 99 – 46 BCE
- Cornelia · person · 97 – 68 BCE
- Marquis of Haihun · monarch · 92 – 59 BCE
- Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus · politician · 98 – 48 BCE
- Gaius Trebonius · politician · 90 – 43 BCE
and 5 more in the atlas.
Died 4
- Antiochus IX Cyzicenus · monarch · 135 – 96 BCE
- Antiochus VIII Grypus · politician · 141 – 97 BCE
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus · politician · 152 – 91 BCE
- Lucius Licinius Crassus · politician · 140 – 91 BCE
States of the 90s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 90s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 99 BCE.
Europe11 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Marcus Antonius, Roman consul since 99 BCE and Aulus Postumius Albinus, Roman consul since 99 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Marcus Antonius, Roman consul since 99 BCE and Aulus Postumius Albinus, Roman consul since 99 BCE
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE
- Odrysian kingdom · 460 BCE – 46 CE
- Lazica · 101 BCE – 700 CE
- Tauri · 600 BCE – 100 CE
and 3 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa38 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 30 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
- Satavahana dynasty · 230 BCE – 220 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
and 10 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia12 states
- Han dynasty · 206 BCE – 220 CE · Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor of China since 141 BCE
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- 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
- Jinhan confederacy · 91 BCE – 377 CE
- Byeonhan confederacy · 201 BCE – 400 CE
and 4 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
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Shanshan · 92 BCE – 445 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, 119 BCE – 70 BCE: every state, war and life of the 90s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 94 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.