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Year '''111 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 Serapio and Bestia''' (or, less frequently, '''year 643 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]''''') and the '''Sixth Year of Yuanding'''. The denomination 111 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 ====
* The city of [[Rome]] is devastated by fire.
* [[Jugurtha]], king of [[Numidia]], bribes the commander [[Lucius Calpurnius Bestia (consul 111 BC)|Lucius Calpurnius Bestia]] and Roman friends to secure easy terms. He is given a [[safe conduct]] to Rome in order to account for his actions in the [[Roman Senate]]. Jugurtha contemptuously bribes his way through all difficulties.

==== China ====
* [[Han conquest of Nanyue]]
:* In winter, the [[Han dynasty|Han]] general Yang Pu captures Xunxia Gorge and Shimen and defeats the [[Nanyue]] army. He and Han general [[Lu Bode]] then attack the Nanyue capital [[Panyu]] and receive its surrender. Nanyue's King [[Zhao Jiande]] and Premier [[Lü Jia (Nanyue)|Lü Jia]] are captured in flight and killed.
:* Nanyue's ally [[Cangwu]] submits to the Han dynasty, and Nanyue is divided into nine prefectures. The Han dynasty thereby extends its control to modern-day [[Northern Vietnam|North Vietnam]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty|year= 2020|isbn=978-1628944167|pages= 182–183}}</ref>
* [[Han-Xiongnu War]]: the Han generals Gongsun He and Zhao Ponu invade deep into [[Xiongnu]] territory, Gongsun marching from Wuhuan and Zhao from Lingju. However, neither come upon a Xiongnu army. There follows a period of several years in which the Han and Xiongnu seek to establish peace.<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty|year= 2020|isbn=978-1628944167|pages= 203–204}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Sima|last= Qian|title=Records of the Grand Historian, Section: Wei Qing & Huo Qubing}}</ref> 
* [[Han campaigns against Minyue|Han-Dongyue War]]
:* Autumn – After learning that Yang Pu had suggested an invasion of [[Minyue|Dongyue]] to [[Emperor Wu of Han]], Dongyue's king, Zou Yushan, declares himself 'Emperor Wu' and sends an army under Zou Li to invade Han territory. They capture Baisha, Wulin and Meiling, and the Han Treasurer Zhang Cheng is executed for avoiding the Dongyue army.
:* Emperor Wu of Han sends two maritime fleets and three armies, including an army under Yang Pu, to invade Dongyue.<ref>{{cite book|first=Hing Ming|last= Hung|title=The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty|year= 2020|isbn=978-1628944167|page= 186}}</ref>
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== Births ==
* [[Spartacus]], Roman slave and rebel leader (d. [[71 BC]], presumably)

== Deaths ==
* [[Tryphaena]], queen consort of the [[Seleucid Empire]]
* [[Zhao Jiande]], last king of [[Nanyue]] (or '''Nam Viet''')

== References ==
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