115 BC

December 2025 February 2011 -115 115 __NOTOC__ Year 115 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scaurus and Metellus (or, less frequently, year 639 Ab urbe condita) and the Second Year of Yuanding. The denomination 115 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 Gaius Marius is praetor in Rome: he defeats Celtic tribes in modern-day Spain.Roller Duane W. Duane W. Roller 2012 Marius, Gaius Gates Henry Louis Henry Louis Gates Jr. Akyeampong Emmanuel Emmanuel K. Akyeampong Niven Steven J. Niven https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195382075.001.0001/acref-9780195382075-e-1280 Dictionary of African Biography Oxford University Press 21 December 2025 Marcus Aemilius Scaurus defeats the Carni Celtic tribes of Northern Italy, leading to their submission to Roman rule. Middle East Parthia makes a trade treaty with China. The Kingdom of Sheba collapses. Births Marcus Licinius Crassus, Roman general and consul (d. 53 BC) Deaths Publius Mucius Scaevola, Roman consul and jurist Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus, Roman consul (b. c. 210 BC) References