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88 BCE

88 BCE in world history: 2 events, 1 death and 1 state that came to an end. 255 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. Event

    Asiatic Vespers

    The Asiatic Vespers was the massacre of Romans and Italians in the province of Asia and neighbouring regions ordered by Mithridates VI of Pontus in 88 BCE, during the First Mithridatic War.

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In the profiles

  • Kingdom of PontusMithridates VI overruns Roman Asia and orders the massacre of Romans and Italians

Died in 88 BCE 1

States that came to an end 1

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). 88 BCE. In The Epoch Institute, Year by Year. https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/88-bce
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