109 BC

February 2011 -109 109 __NOTOC__ Year 109 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Numidicus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 645 Ab urbe condita) and the Second Year of Yuanfeng. The denomination 109 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Republic A Roman army under Marcus Junius Silanus is defeated by the Cimbri and Teutones near the river Rhône. Asia Emperor Wu of Han inspects the Han Empire, traveling 9,000 km mi on. He also sends diplomats to search for the legendary Penglai Island.Hing Ming Hung The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty 2020 978-1628944167 189–190 Algora Han campaigns against Dian: Emperor Wu launches a new campaign against the Dian Kingdom and establishes the Yizhou commandery in Yunnan during the dynasty's expansion southward. Han invasion of Gojoseon After She He, a Han envoy, murders a minor king of the vassal state of Gojoseon and is rewarded by Emperor Wu with a military command, Ugeo, the king of Gojoseon, attacks and kills She He. Autumn – Emperor Wu orders the invasion. The Han general Yang Pu crosses the Yellow Sea and marches on the capital Wangxian (Pyongyang) but is defeated outside its gates. Another general, Xun Zhi, invades overland but fails to make headway. Peace negotiations are initiated by Emperor Wu but fail due to mutual suspicion.Hing Ming Hung The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty 2020 978-1628944167 191–193 Algora The Han general Zhao Ponu and 700 cavalrymen are victorious in the Battle of Loulan in the Tarim Basin, capturing the king of Loulan in the first Han intervention west of the Hexi Corridor.Hing Ming Hung The Magnificent Emperor Wu: China's Han Dynasty 2020 978-1628944167 197–198 AlgoraSima Qian Records of the Grand Historian, Section: Wei Qing & Huo Qubing Deaths Paerisades V, king of the Bosporan Kingdom (approximate date) Sames II Theosebes Dikaios, king of Commagene References