91 BC

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91 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar 91 BC
XCI BC
Ab urbe condita 663
Ancient Egypt era XXXIII dynasty, 233
- Pharaoh Ptolemy X Alexander, 17
Ancient Greek era 172nd Olympiad, year 2
Assyrian calendar 4660
Balinese saka calendar N/A
Bengali calendar −683
Berber calendar 860
Buddhist calendar 454
Burmese calendar −728
Byzantine calendar 5418–5419
Chinese calendar 己丑年 (Earth  Ox)
2607 or 2400
     to 
庚寅年 (Metal  Tiger)
2608 or 2401
Coptic calendar −374 – −373
Discordian calendar 1076
Ethiopian calendar −98 – −97
Hebrew calendar 3670–3671
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat −34 – −33
 - Shaka Samvat N/A
 - Kali Yuga 3010–3011
Holocene calendar 9910
Iranian calendar 712 BP – 711 BP
Islamic calendar 734 BH – 733 BH
Javanese calendar N/A
Julian calendar N/A
Korean calendar 2243
Minguo calendar 2002 before ROC
民前2002年
Nanakshahi calendar −1558
Seleucid era 221/222 AG
Thai solar calendar 452–453
Tibetan calendar 阴土牛年
(female Earth-Ox)
36 or −345 or −1117
     to 
阳金虎年
(male Iron-Tiger)
37 or −344 or −1116

Year 91 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Philippus and Caesar (or, less frequently, year 663 Ab urbe condita ) and the Second Year of Zhenghe. The denomination 91 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.

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Roman Republic

China

  • Witchcraft Trials
  • Emperor Wu of Han executes Prime Minister Gongsun He (the brother-in-law of Empress Wei Zifu) and his clan because Gongsun's son is accused of adultery with the emperor's daughter Princess Yangshi and witchcraft.
  • Following further accusations of witchcraft, the emperor executes hundreds of imperial officials and concubines.
  • After convincing the emperor that his ill health is caused by witchcraft, the prosecutor Jiang Chong is given charge of investigating the matter. People accuse each other of witchcraft, and tens of thousands are executed across China, including former generals Zhao Ponu and Gongsun Ao. [1]
  • July - After Jiang Chong frames Crown Prince Liu Ju of witchcraft and prevents communication between the prince and his father, Liu Ju kills Jiang, former general Han Yue and their followers. Due to miscommunication, the emperor misinterprets this as a rebellion against himself, and he orders Prime Minister Liu Qumao to march against Liu Ju.
  • After being defeated in Chang'an, Liu Ju and his mother, Empress Wei Zifu, commit suicide. Emperor Wu exterminates the followers of Liu Ju and their families.
  • Learning that the charges against Liu Ju were fabricated, Emperor Wu orders further executions. [2]
  • September - The Xiongnu invade the prefectures of Shanggu and Wuyuan. [3]

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References

  1. Hung, Hing Ming (2020). The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty. pp. 224–227. ISBN   978-1628944167.
  2. Hung, Hing Ming (2020). The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty. pp. 227–233. ISBN   978-1628944167.
  3. Hung, Hing Ming (2020). The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty. p. 233. ISBN   978-1628944167.