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Joe Shetler's explanation of Roman names
| Date | Moneyor or Imperator | Consuls | A significant event that year | The Coin |
| 230-225 BCE | anonymous | Spurius Carvilius Maximus (228),
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (228) | Roman ambassadors visit Athens and Corinth (228) |  |
| 225-215 BCE | anonymous | Gaius Atilius Regulus (225),
Lucius Aemilius Papus (225) | Insubres defeated by M. Claudius Marcellus in Battle of Clastidium (225) |  |
| 217-215 BCE | anonymous | Gaius Flaminius (217),
Gnaeus Servilius Geminus (217) | Battle of Trasimeno (217) |  |
| " | anonymous | Gaius Terentius Varro (216),
Lucius Aemilius Paullus (216) | Cannae (216) |  |
| " | anonymous | Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (215),
Lucius Postumius Albinus (215) | Marcus Claudius Marcellus repulses Hannibal in the Second Battle of Nola (215) |  |
| 215-211 BCE | anonymous | " | Romans make war on Philip V (215) |  |
| 215-211 BCE | anonymous | Quintus Fulvius Flaccus (212),
Appius Claudius Pulcher (212) | Roman forces occupy Syracuse and put Archimedes to death (212) |  |
| 211-206 BCE | anonymous | Publius Sulpicius Galba (211),
Gnaeus Fulvius Centumalus (211) | Hannibal marches on Rome (211) |  |
| " | anonymous | Marcus Valerius Laevinus (210),
Marcus Claudius Marcellus (210) | Cornelius Scipio leads a Roman army into Spain (210) |  |
| 189-179 BCE | Cn. Domitius? | Marcus Claudius Marcellus (183),
Quintus Fabius Labeo (183) | Hannibal commits suicide (183) |  |
| 179-169 BCE | anonymous | Quintus Fulvius Flaccus (179),
Lucius Manlius Acidinus (179) | Construction of Pons Aemilius, Rome's first stone bridge (179) |  |
| 169-157 BCE | anonymous TVRD | Lucius Aemilius Paullus (168),
Gaius Licinius Crassus (168) | Romans defeat a Macedonian army under Perseus at Pydna (168) |  |
| 169-157 BCE | Furia Purpureo | Gaius Sulpicius Galba (166),
Marcus Claudius Marcellus (166) | "Andria" by Terence is performed (166) |  |
| 157-155 BCE | anonymous
(I've doubts about this one: at 28.1g, it's way too light for Sear 627 and awfully heavy for 712. For now, assume it's 712) | Lucius Aurelius Orestes (157),
Sextus Julius Caesar (157) | Birth of Gaius Marius (157) |  |
| 157-155 BCE | anonymous | Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Lupus (156),
Gaius Marcius Figulus (156) | Embassy of philosophers introduces Stoic thought to Rome (156) |  |
| 154 BCE | C. Scribonius | Quintus Opimius,
Lucius Postumius Albinus | Roman forces relieve a Celtic siege of Massalia |  |
| 150 BCE | Spurius Afranius | Manius Acilius Balbus,
Titus Quinctius Flaminius | Polybius released from Rome |  |
| 148 BCE | L. Sempronius Pitio | Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus,
Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus | Rome puts down a Macedonian revolt under Andricus |  |
| 147 BCE | C. Terentius Lucanus | Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Aemilianus,
Gaius Livius Drusus | Siege of Carthage |  |
| 145 BCE | M. Junius Silanus | Lucius Hostilius Mancinus,
Quintus Fabius Maximus Aemilianus | Death of Ptolemy VI |  |
| 138 BCE | P. Aelius Paetus | Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio,
Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus | Birth of Sulla |  |
| 137 BCE | Sextus Pompeius Fostlus | Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Porcina,
Gaius Hostilius Mancinus | Tiberius Gracchus enters military service |  |
| " | M. Baebius Q. f. Tampilus | " | Scipio Aemilianus establishes Roman military control of most of the Iberian peninsula |  |
| 136 BCE | L. Antestius Gragulus | Sextus Atilius Serranus,
Lucius Furius Philus | First Servile war (Eunus) |  |
| " | C. Servilius M. f. | " | Solar eclipse, April 15 |  |
| 134 BCE | Ti. Minucius C. f. Augurinus | Gaius Fulvius Flaccus,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Aemilianus | Tribunate of Tiberius Gracchus |  |
| " | M. Marcius Mn. f. | " | Scipio Africanus takes command against the Celtiberians |  |
| 132 BCE | P. Maenius M. f. Antias (Antiaticus?) | Publius Popillius Laenas,
Publius Rupilius | Assassination of Tiberius Gracchus |  |
| " | Q. Caecilius Metellus | " | Eunus defeated and captured, end of first Servile War |  |
| " | M. Aburius M. f. Geminus | " | Annexation of Asia Minor |  |
| 130 BCE | M. Acilius M. f. | Lucius Cornelius Lentulus,
Marcus Perperna | Miletus comes under Roman control |  |
| 128 BCE | L. Caecilius Metellus Diadematus (or Delmatius?) | Gnaeus Octavius,
Titus Annius Rufus | Political independence restored to Judea by Seleucids |  |
| " | T. Cloulius | " | Hipparchus discovers the precession of the equinoxes |  |
| 127 BCE | M. Caecilius Q. f. Metellus | Lucius Cornelius Cinna,
Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla | Construction begun on Tepulan aqueduct |  |
| 126 BCE | T. Quinctius Flamininus | Lucius Aurelius Orestes,
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus | Parthians re-take Babylonia |  |
| 124 BCE | Q. Fabius Labeo | Gaius Sextius Calvinus,
Gaius Cassius Longinus | Massaliots call for Roman defense against Carthaginian and Etruscan aggression |  |
| 123 BCE | C. Porcius Cato | Quintus Caecilius Metellus Baliaricus,
Titus Quinctius Flaminius | Carthage is rebuilt as Colonia Junonia |  |
| 122 BCE | M. Papirius Carbo | Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus,
Gaius Fannius | Tribunate of Gaius Gracchus |  |
| 121 BCE | Cn. Papirius Carbo | Quintus Fabius Maximus Allobrigicus,
Lucius Opimius | Assassination of Gaius Gracchus |  |
| 120 BCE | M. Tullius | Gaius Papirius Carbo,
Publius Manilius | Gallia Narbonensis is annexed as a province of Rome |  |
| 119 BCE | M. Furius L. f. Philus | Lucius Aurelius Cotta,
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Delmaticus | Gaius Marius elected military tribune |  |
| 118/117 BCE | C. Fabius, L. Roscius, Q. Marcius | Quintus Mucius Scaevola (117),
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus (117) | First Roman colony (Narbo Martius) founded in Gaul (117) |  |
| 117/116 BCE | M. Calidius, Q. Caecilius Metelius, Cn. Fulvius | " | The Temple of Castor and Pollux completely reconstructed and enlarged by L. Cecilius Metellus Dalmaticus (117) |  |
| 116/115 BCE | M. Sergius Silus | Quintus Fabius Maximus Eburnus (116),
Gaius Licinius Geta (116) | Bribed Roman commissioners divide Numidia favorably for Jugurtha (116) |  |
| " | Q. Curtius and M. Junius Silanus | Marcus Aemilius Scaurus (115),
Marcus Caecilius Metellus (115) | Marius elected urban praetor (115) |  |
| 112/111 BCE | Lucius Caesius | Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio (111),
Lucius Calpurnius Bestia (111) | Land laws of the Gracchi overturned (111) |  |
| 111/110 BCE | T. Manlius Mancinus, Appius Claudius Pulcher and Q. Urbinius | Marcus Minucius Rufus (110),
Spurius Postumius Albinus (110) | Opening of Silk Road across Central Asia (110) |  |
110/109
(2 examples, the second a rather dramatic brockage) | C. Claudius Pulcher | " | Scythians overrun the Indus valley (110) | 
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| " | P. Porcius Laeca | Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus (109),
Marcus Junius Silanus (109) | Jugurtha defeats a Roman Army in Numidia (109) |  |
| 109/108 BCE | Q. Lutatius Cerco | " | Pons Milvius (the Milvian Bridge) is rebuilt in stone (109) |  |
| 108/107 BCE | M. Herennius | Servius Sulpicius Galba (108),
Lucius Hortensius (108) | Birth of Lucius Sergius Catilina (108) |  |
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(2 examples, the second a brockage) | L. Valerius Flaccus | Gaius Marius (107),
Lucius Cassius Longinus (107) | Marius creates Rome's first professional army of proletarian soldiers (107) | 
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| 106 BCE | L. Memmius Galeria | Gaius Atilius Serranus,
Quintus Servilius Caepio | Birth of Cicero |  |
| 104 BCE | L. Appuleius Saturninus | Gaius Flavius Fimbria,
Gaius Marius | Second Servile War |  |
| 103 BCE | Q. Minucius Thermus | Lucius Aurelius Orestes,
Gaius Marius | Cimbri and Teutones join forces and invade Italy |  |
| 101 BCE | Lucius Sentius C. f. | Manius Aquilius,
Gaius Marius | Marius defeats the Teutones at Aquae Sextiae |  |
| " | Lucius Julius | " | Marius defeats the Cimbri at Vercellae |  |
| " | M. Lucilius Rufus | " | End of slave revolt in Sicily |  |
| 100 BCE | P. Servilius M. f. Rullus | Lucius Valerius Flaccus,
Gaius Marius | Birth of Julius Caesar |  |
| 91 BCE | D. Junius Silanus | Lucius Marcius Philippus,
Sextus Julius Caesar | Assassination of tribune Marcus Livius Drusus, uncle of Cato the younger |  |
| 90 BCE | Q. Titius | Lucius Julius Caesar,
Publius Rutilius Lupus | The Social War |  |
| " | " | " | Etruscans become Roman citizens |  |
| " | L. Calpurnius Frugi | " | The lex Julia is adopted, extending Roman citizenship to all Italians |  |
| " | Vibius C. f. Pansa | " | At age 16, Cicero begins the study of law under the Augur Quintus Mucius Scaevola |  |
| 85 BCE | L. Julius Burso | Lucius Cornelius Cinna,
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo | Marius brings his army to Rome |  |
| " | Mn. Fonteius C. f. | " | Birth of Marcus Junius Brutus |  |
| 84 BCE | C. Licinius L. f. Macer | Lucius Cornelius Cinna,
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo | Civil war |  |
| 84-83 BCE | L. Cornelius Sulla | " (84) | Mithridates is defeated, this coin minted on the march |  |
| 83 BCE | Q. Antonius Balbus | Gaius Norbanus,
Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus | Army commanded by Caius Norbanus defeated by Sulla |  |
| " | C. Norbanus | " | Sulla returns to Rome |  |
| 82 BCE | L. Marcius Censorius | Gnaeus Papirius Carbo,
Gaius Marius | Sulla becomes dictator |  |
| " | Pub. Crespius | " | Defeat of Marius the younger |  |
| 81 BCE | A. Postumius A. f. Sp. n. Albinus | Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella,
Marcus Tullius Decula | Marius defeated by Sulla |  |
| " | Q. Caecilius Metellus | " | Caesar joins the staff of Minurius Thermas |  |
| 80 BCE | L. Procilius f. | Lucius Cornelius Sulla,
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius | Pompeii becomes Roman city |  |
| 79 BCE | Tiberius Claudius Nero | Appius Claudius Pulcher,
Publius Servilius Vatia | Sulla resigns dictatorship |  |
| " | C. Naevius Balbus | " | Sertorius defeats Metellus Pius in Spain |  |
| " | L. Papius | " | Cicero leaves Rome to study philosophy in Greece |  |
| 77 BCE | L. Rutilius Flaccus | Decimus Junius Brutus,
Mamercus Aemilius Lepidus Livianus | M. Aemilius Lepidus defeated by Catalus and Pompey |  |
| 76 BCE | L. Lucretius Trio | Gnaeus Octavius,
Gaius Scribonius Curio | Birth of Gaius Asinius Pollio |  |
| 76/75 BCE | Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus | " (76) | Caesar captured by pirates (76) |  |
| 75 BCE | L. Farsuleius Mensor | Lucius Octavius,
Gaius Aurelius Cotta | Cicero becomes Quaestor for Sicily |  |
| 74 BCE | C. Postumius | Lucius Licinius Lucullus,
Marcus Aurelius Cotta | Cicero is elected to the Senate |  |
| 71 BCE | Mn. Aquillius Mn. f. Mn. n. | Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura,
Gnaeus Aufidius Orestes | End of the third Servile war (Spartacus) |  |
| 67 BCE | C. Piso L. f. Frugi | Manius Acilius Glabrio,
Gaius Calpurnius Piso | Pompey destroys the Mediterranean pirates |  |
| " | M. Plaetorius Cestianus | " | Catiline wins term as Governor of Africa |  |
| 66 BCE | Q. Pomponius Musa | Man. Aemilius Man. f. Lepidus,
L. Volcacius Tullus | Cicero writes Pro Cluentio |  |
| " | " | " | Cicero writes Pro Lege Manilia |  |
| " | " | " | Cicero writes de imperio Gnaei Pompeii |  |
| " | " | " | Cicero elected Praetor |  |
| 64 BCE | L. Roscius Fabatus | Gaius Marcius Figulus,
Lucius Julius Caesar | Cicero defeats Catiline in consular election |  |
| 63 BCE | L. Furius Cn. f. Brocchus | Marcus Tullius Cicero,
Gaius Antonius | Catiline conspiracy |  |
| 62 BCE | L. Scribonius Libo | Decimus Junius Silanus,
Lucius Licinius Murena | Publius Clodius Pulcher tried for adultery and sacrilege, Caesar divorces Pompeia |  |
| 59 BCE | M. Aemilius Scaurus & P. Plautius Hypsaeus | Gaius Julius Caesar,
Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus | First consulate of Julius Caesar |  |
| 56 BCE | L. Marcius Philippus | Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus,
Lucius Marcius Philippus | Cicero successfully defends M. Caelius Rufus, charged with attempted murder of Clodia |  |
| 54 BCE | M. Junius Brutus | Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus,
Appius Claudius Pulcher | Caesar's second invasion of Britain |  |
| " | " | " | Construction of Basilica Julia is begun |  |
| " | Q. Pompeius Rufus | " | Cicero writes De Republica |  |
| 49 BCE | Mn. Acilius Glabrio | Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus,
Gaius Claudius Marcellus | Caesar crosses the Rubicon |  |
| 48 BCE | D. Junius Brutus Albinus | Gaius Julius Caesar,
Publius Servilius Isauricus | Pompey Magnus defeated at Farsala, murdered in Egypt by Ptolemy XIII |  |
| 48 BCE | L. Hostilius Saserna | " | Octavian dons the toga virilis |  |
| 47/46 BCE | Gaius Julius Caesar | Quintus Fufius Calenus (47),
Publius Vatinius (47) | Birth of Caesarion, son of Caesar and Cleopatra (47) |  |
| 46 BCE | Mn. Cordius Rufus | Gaius Julius Caesar,
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus | Roman adoption of Julian calendar |  |
| 43 BCE | Octavian | Aulus Hirtius,
Gaius Vibius Pansa | Second Triumvirate is formed |  |
| 42 BCE | L. Mussidius Longus | Marcus Aemilius Lepidus,
Lucius Munatius Plancus | Battle of Philippi |  |
| " | P. Clodius M. f. | " | Birth of Tiberius |  |
| " | P. Clodius Turrinus | " | Virgil disposessed by retired Legionaries |  |
| " | Marc Antony | " | Antony plans an invasion of Parthia |  |
| 32 BCE | Marc Antony | Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus,
Gaius Sosius | Octavian annuls Antony's powers as triumvir and obtains a declaration of war against Cleopatra |  |
