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Year '''97 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 Lentulus and Crassus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 657 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]''''') and the '''Fourth Year of Tianhan'''. The denomination 97 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 ====
* [[Consul]]s: [[Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus (consul 97 BC)|Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus]] and [[Publius Licinius Crassus (consul 97 BC)|Publius Licinius Crassus]].
* C. Decianus, the [[prosecutor]] of Furius, is himself condemned for his remarks about the death of [[Lucius Appuleius Saturninus|Saturninus]].
* The Romans subdue the [[Maedi]] and [[Dardani]].
* L. Domitius takes harsh measures to restore order in [[Sicily]].
* The [[Censor (ancient Rome)|censor]]s, [[Lucius Valerius Flaccus (consul 100 BC)|Flaccus]] and [[Marcus Antonius (orator)|Antonius]], remove M. Duronius from the senate because of his opposition to sumptuary laws.
* A decree of the [[Roman Senate]] bans human sacrifices.
* [[Sulla]] displays a lion hunt for the first time in games at [[Ancient Rome|Rome]].

==== Asia Minor ====
* [[Ariarathes VIII]] is forced out of [[Cappadocia]] by [[Mithridates VI of Pontus|Mithridates]], and dies soon afterwards.

==== China ====
* The [[Han dynasty|Han]] generals [[Li Guangli]], [[Gongsun Ao]], Han Yue and [[Lu Bode]] lead armies into [[Xiongnu]] territory. The campaign achieves little, and Gongsun Ao suffers a defeat. [[Emperor Wu of Han]] condemns him to death due to his troops suffering heavy losses, but he escapes by feigning his death. He is eventually discovered and executed during the witchcraft trials of 91 BC.<ref>{{cite book|first=Qian|last=Sima|title=Records of the Grand Historian, Section: Xiongnu, Section: Wei Qing & Huo Qubing}}</ref>

==== Japan ====
* [[Emperor Sujin|Sujin]] becomes emperor of [[Japan]] (approximate date).

=== By topic ===

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== Births ==
*[[Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul 54 BC)|Appius Claudius Pulcher]], Roman consul (d. [[49 BC]])

== Deaths ==
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== References ==
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