Foreign Affairs Timeline

121 BC : 633 AUC Consuls: Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrogicus; Lucius Opimius		War in Transalpine Gaul. Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, as proconsul, defeats Allobroges and conquers left bank of the Rhone. Arverni defeated in a massacre by Q Fabius Maximus. Mithridates VI becomes King of Pontus.
120 BC : 634 AUC Consuls: Gaius Papirius Carbo; Publius Manilius		Gn Domitius Ahenobarbus continues subjugation of Transalpine Gaul. Constructs road through Gaul to Spain.
119 BC : 635 AUC Consuls: Lucius Aurelius Cotta; Lucius Caecilius Metellus Dalmaticus
118 BC : 636 AUC Consuls: Quintus Marcius Rex; Marcus Porcius Cato		Micipsa King of Numidia dies.
117 BC : 637 AUC Consuls: Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus; Quintus Mucius Scaevola		Hiempsal, heir of Micipsa, murdered by Jugurtha; Adherbal flees to Rome
116 BC : 638 AUC Consuls: Quintus Fabius Maximus Eburnus; Gaius Licinius Geta		Numidia partitioned between Adherbal and Jugurtha
115 BC : 639 AUC Consuls: Marcus Aemilius Scaurus; Marcus Caecilius Metellus		Marius extends Spanish province. First contacts with Cimbri. Marcus Caecilius Metellus campaigns in Corsica and Sardinia.
114 BC : 640 AUC Consuls: Manius Acilius Balbus; Gaius Porcius Cato		Scordisci attack in Macedonia, Cato defeated
113 BC : 641 AUC Consuls: Gnaeus Papirius Carbo; Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius		Carbo defeated at battle of Noreia by Cimbri. Cimbri withdraw into Germany Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius campaigns in Macedonia against the Scordisci.
112 BC : 642 AUC Consuls: Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus; Marcus Livius Drusus		Adherbal attacked by Jugurtha. Trapped in Cirta, Adherbal is captured and executed Massacre of Romans in Cirta After payment of compensation, Bestia settles dispute
111 BC : 643 AUC Consuls: Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio; Lucius Calpurnius Bestia		Jugurtha summoned to Rome to name senators he had bribed. His testimony is vetoed.
110 BC : 644 AUC Consuls: Marcus Minucius Rufus; Spurius Postumius Albinus		Albinus supports Massiva, but he is assassinated. Jugurtha leaves Rome. Sp Postumius Albinus raises army in Africa. His brother invades Numidia, starting the Jugurthan War.
109 BC : 645 AUC Consuls: Quintus Caecilius Metellus; Marcus Junius Silanus		Crushing defeat of Silanus by Cimbri. Shortage of manpower means that limits on term of service in the legions are lifted
108 BC : 646 AUC Consuls: Servius Sulpicius Galba; Lucius Hortensius Consul suffectus: Marcus Aurelius
107 BC : 647 AUC Consuls: Lucius Cassius Longinus; Gaius Marius		African army brought back to fight against Cimbri, but wiped out near Burdigala.
106 BC : 648 AUC Consuls: Quintus Servilius Caepio; Gaius Atilius Serranus		New army raised to fight in Gaul, mainly from Italian allies of Rome.
105 BC : 649 AUC Consuls: Gnaeus Mallius Maximus; Publius Rutilius Rufus		Dispute between Caepio and Mallius, rival commanders in Gaul. The two separate armies are annihilated by the Germans at the battle of Arausio. Resentment grows among Italians
104 BC : 650 AUC Consuls: Gaius Marius; Gaius Flavius Fimbria		Slave revolts in Sicily threaten grain shortage in Rome.
103 BC : 651 AUC Consuls: Gaius Marius; Lucius Aurelius Orestes (dies in office)
102 BC : 652 AUC Consuls: Gaius Marius; Quintus Lutatius Catulus Caesar		Marcus Antonius sent to deal with pirates in Cilicia. Battle of Aquae Sextiae.
101 BC : 653 AUC Consuls: Gaius Marius; Manius Aquillius		Battle of Vercellae.
100 BC : 654 AUC Consuls: Gaius Marius; Lucius Valerius Flaccus		Drought in Africa causes grain shortage. Marcus Antonius successfully concludes campaign against pirates.
99 BC : 655 AUC Consuls: Marcus Antonius; Aulus Postumius Albinus
98 BC : 656 AUC Consuls: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos; Titus Didius		Uprisings in Spain. Titus Didius takes army to Nearer Spain