What is 77 BC?
{{Year nav|-77}} {{BC year in topic|77}} __NOTOC__ Year '''77 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. == Events == === Roman Republic === * [[Marcus Aemilius Lepidus]], [[Roman consul|consul]] and [[leader]] of the democratic party, is defeated by [[Quintus Lutatius Catulus (Capitolinus)|Quintus Lutatius Catulus]] outside [[Rome]]. * Pompeius marches to [[Spain]] to join with [[Quintus Metellus Pius]]. They try to stop the revolt of [[Quintus Sertorius]], but do not succeed. * The city of [[Tigranakert]] is built. == Births == {{births2}} * [[Liu Xiang (author)|Liu Xiang]], Chinese scholar, editor of the ''[[Shan Hai Jing]]'', compilator of the ''[[Lienü zhuan]]'', and father of [[Liu Xin]] (died [[6 BC]]) == Deaths == {{deaths2}} * King [[Duttagamani]] of [[Sri Lanka]] {{commons category}} [[Category:70s BC]]