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General

Population: Between 190 and 230 million*

• Births: Sallust the Historian (86 BC)
• Entertainment: Start of Catullus the Roman love poet (84 BC)
• History: Alexander Poluhistor of Miletus writes a history of the Jews (82 BC)
• Deaths: Possible death date for Sulla (83 BC) (most likely not - see Roman Empire), Death of Marius of Rome (86 BC) (most likely not - see Roman Empire)

Americas

• General: Amlicites and kingmen join Lamanites in fighting Nephites (87 BC)
  Nephite converts baptized by thousands under Alma (85 BC)
  Nephihah becomes chief judge (85 BC)
  Alma sets Church in Zarahemla in order (83 BC)
  Alma converts Amulek in first mission among people of Ammonihah (83 BC)
  Ammon and amulek debate with Zeezrom (82 BC)
  Ammon and Amulek imprisoned in Ammonihah - believers burned with fire along with records - Prison walls fall (81 BC)
  Lamanites destroy city of Ammonihah (81 BC)

Asia

• General: Chinese empire rules Korea and Vietnam (87 BC)
• China: Crop rotatin used (86 BC)
  End of rule of Wu Ti - disorder follows (86 BC)

Europe

• Eastern Europe: Greeks take over Dacia (Romania region) (82 BC)
• Greece: Start of three wars against Mithradates VI of Pontus (see also Palestine) (89 BC)
  Uprisings against Roman rule in Athens (88 BC)
  Athens sacked by Rome - Sulla defeats Mithridates (88-7 BC)
• Roman Empire: Roman army led by Sulla gains control - all Italians granted Roman citizenship (89 BC)
  Civil war until 82 BC (88 BC)
  Start of Marius-Sulla Civil War (83 BC)
  Sulla defeats younger Marius and is declared dictator for life - end civil war with 8,000 dead (82 BC)
  Oldest existing theater erected in Pompeii (82 BC)

Middle East

• Arabia: Start of Awsan people to 600 AD (80 BC)
• Palestine: First Mithridatic War (86 BC)
  Second Mithridatic War - Romans invade Pontus