97 BC

97 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	97 BC; XCVII BC
Ab urbe condita	657
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 227
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy X Alexander, 11
Ancient Greek era	170th Olympiad, year 4
Assyrian calendar	4654
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−689
Berber calendar	854
Buddhist calendar	448
Burmese calendar	−734
Byzantine calendar	5412–5413
Chinese calendar	癸未年 (Water Goat); 2601 or 2394; — to —; 甲申年 (Wood Monkey); 2602 or 2395
Coptic calendar	−380 – −379
Discordian calendar	1070
Ethiopian calendar	−104 – −103
Hebrew calendar	3664–3665
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−40 – −39
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3004–3005
Holocene calendar	9904
Iranian calendar	718 BP – 717 BP
Islamic calendar	740 BH – 739 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2237
Minguo calendar	2008 before ROC; 民前2008年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1564
Seleucid era	215/216 AG
Thai solar calendar	446–447
Tibetan calendar	阴水羊年; (female Water-Goat); 30 or −351 or −1123; — to —; 阳木猴年; (male Wood-Monkey); 31 or −350 or −1122

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

Year 97 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar.

Events

Consuls: Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus and Publius Licinius Crassus Dives
C. Decianus, the prosecutor of Furius, is himself condemned for his remarks about the death of Saturninus.
The Romans subdue the Maedi and Dardani.
L. Domitius takes harsh measures to restore order in Sicily.
The censors, Flaccus and 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 Rome.

Ariarathes VIII is forced out of Cappadocia by Mithridates, and dies soon afterwards.

The birth of Saint Joseph, the father of Jesus. According to this account, Joseph was 92 years old when Jesus was born.