78 BC

78 BC

__NOTOC__Year 78 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Rome

* In Rome, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus is consul. He introduces a number of reforms and reinstates exiled citizens, thus attempting to reinstall democratic rule in Rome.
* The Tabularium is built in the Forum.
* P.Servilis, consul of the previous year, sets out on his proconsulship of Cicilia to clear the province of pirates.

Births

* Jing Fang (d. 37 BC), Chinese mathematician and music theorist

Deaths

* Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Roman dictator (b. c. 138 BC)


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