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'''108 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Galba and Hortensius/Scaurus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 646 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]''''') and the '''Third Year of Yuanfeng'''. The denomination 108 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.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Republic ====
* [[Roman Republic|Roman]] forces under [[Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus]] defeat the forces of [[Jugurtha]] of [[Numidia]] at the [[Battle of the Muthul]], with [[Gaius Marius]] as a subordinate.

==== Asia ====
* [[Han conquest of Gojoseon]]
:* The [[Han dynasty|Han]] generals Yang Pu and Xun Zhi besiege Wangxian ([[Pyongyang]]), the capital of [[Old Chosŏn|Gojoseon]]. Infighting between the generals leads Xun Zhi to arrest Yang Pu.
:* Summer – After being deserted by some of his officials, king [[Ugeo of Gojoseon]] is assassinated. Cheng Yi takes over the defense of Wangxian but is killed by Han sympathizers. 
:* Han subjugates Gojoseon and divides it into four prefectures. Xun Zhi is executed for infighting.<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty|year= 2020|isbn=978-1628944167|pages= 193–195}}</ref>
* [[Emperor Wu of Han]] founds [[Jiuquan]] in the [[Hexi Corridor]] as a military outpost on the [[Silk Road]] to Central Asia. It serves to protect diplomats and merchants, and it cuts off the kings of the region from the [[Xiongnu]]. He also founds Xianlei in present-day [[Inner Mongolia]], extending Han control further north than before.<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty|year= 2020|isbn=978-1628944167|page= 204}}</ref>
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== Births ==
* [[Catiline|Lucius Sergius Catilina]], Roman politician (d. [[62 BC]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Marcus Livius Drusus (censor)|Marcus Livius Drusus]] ('''the Elder'''), [[Roman consul]] 
* [[Ugeo of Gojoseon]], king of [[Wiman Joseon]] ([[Korea]])

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