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102 BC

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Also known as 102 BCE

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102 BC was a year in the second century before the common era. It is primarily notable as the year when the Roman general Marius defeated the Germanic Teutones at the Battle of Aquae Sextiae, which prevented a major invasion threat to Rome and solidified Marius's military reputation.

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Year 102 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marius and Catulus (or, less frequently, year 652 Ab urbe condita) and the Third Year of Taichu. The denomination 102 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.

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