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Year '''118 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 Cato and Rex''' (or, less frequently, '''year 636 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]''''') and the '''Fifth Year of Yuanshou'''. The denomination 118 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 Roman colony of [[Narbonne|Narbo Martius]] is founded in [[Gallia Transalpina]].
* The [[Roman-Dalmatae Wars|Second Dalmatian War]] ends with victory for [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]. Lucius Caecilius Metellus assumes the surname Delmaticus.

==== Numidia ====
* [[Micipsa]] dies and [[Numidia]], following the king's wish, is divided into three parts, a third each ruled by Micipsa's own sons, [[Adherbal (king of Numidia)|Adherbal]] and [[Hiempsal I]], and the king's adopted son, [[Jugurtha]].

==== China ====
* [[Emperor Wu of Han]] secretly executes his favourite necromancer Shao Weng for fraud.
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== Births ==
* [[Lucullus|Lucius Licinius Lucullus]], Roman [[consul]] (d. [[56 BC]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Marcus Porcius Cato (consul 118 BC)|Marcus Porcius Cato]], Roman consul and [[orator]]
* [[Micipsa]], king of [[Numidia]] (approximate date)

== References ==
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