This page relates to the year -109 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

China

• the China makes the conquest of the Korea.
• Embassy of Zhang Qian at the Yuezhi, opening the Silk route (- 109/-102 or -138/-126) by the Basin of Tarim. The first goal of forwarding was to be combined with the Yuezhi against the Xiongnu.
• Forwarding against the Dian with the Yunnan. The kingdom disappears.

The close East

• Beginning of the reign of Parnadjom Ier, king of Ibérie.

North Africa

• Jugurtha condemns four corrupted senators Roman S.
• Of return in Africa, Jugurtha attacks the Roman army and obliges it to capitulate. It obliges the Roman general Aulus to pass under the yoke and to sign peace. The powerful orators of the plebs make cancel this agreement. A task force ordered by Metellus enters in Numidie and beats Jugurtha with Vaga, but the king manages to flee and carries out a guerilla who holds in failure the Roman armies.

  See also: War of Jugurtha

Roman world

• With Rome, Consul At of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, Mr. Junius Silanus.
• Censure of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus and Marcus Livius Drusus.
• Law definitively transforming the occupations of the public domain into private properties. Most of the Ager publicus is definitively alienated. There is no more agrarian law of great possible scale.

• Rome refuses with the Germains the granting of grounds of colonization.
• the Gallic ones are pushed back in front of Delphes.
• the Romans are made crush by the Cimbres and their allies.

Art & culture

• the statue Greek that out of marble known as the Venus de Milo is carved (approximate date).
• Construction of the Milvius bridge in Rome.
• Beginning of the drafting of the Shiji ( historical Memories ), by the Chinese historian Sima Qian (fine in -91).

Births in -109

• Atticus

Death