79 BC

250 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	250 BC CCL BC
Ab urbe condita	504
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 74
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 34
Ancient Greek era	132nd Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4501
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−842
Berber calendar	701
Buddhist calendar	295
Burmese calendar	−887
Byzantine calendar	5259–5260
Chinese calendar	庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2448 or 2241     — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2449 or 2242
Coptic calendar	−533 – −532
Discordian calendar	917
Ethiopian calendar	−257 – −256
Hebrew calendar	3511–3512
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−193 – −192
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2851–2852
Holocene calendar	9751
Iranian calendar	871 BP – 870 BP
Islamic calendar	898 BH – 897 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2084
Minguo calendar	2161 before ROC 民前2161年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1717
Seleucid era	62/63 AG
Thai solar calendar	293–294
Tibetan calendar	阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) −123 or −504 or −1276     — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) −122 or −503 or −1275

79 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	79 BC LXXIX BC
Ab urbe condita	675
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 245
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy XII Auletes, 2
Ancient Greek era	175th Olympiad, year 2
Assyrian calendar	4672
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−671
Berber calendar	872
Buddhist calendar	466
Burmese calendar	−716
Byzantine calendar	5430–5431
Chinese calendar	辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 2619 or 2412     — to — 壬寅年 (Water Tiger) 2620 or 2413
Coptic calendar	−362 – −361
Discordian calendar	1088
Ethiopian calendar	−86 – −85
Hebrew calendar	3682–3683
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−22 – −21
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3022–3023
Holocene calendar	9922
Iranian calendar	700 BP – 699 BP
Islamic calendar	722 BH – 720 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2255
Minguo calendar	1990 before ROC 民前1990年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1546
Seleucid era	233/234 AG
Thai solar calendar	464–465
Tibetan calendar	阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) 48 or −333 or −1105     — to — 阳水虎年 (male Water-Tiger) 49 or −332 or −1104

Year 79 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Rome

• Lucius Cornelius Sulla renounces his dictatorship.
• Cicero travels to Athens and then to Rhodes to continue his studies of philosophy and oratory.