74 BC

250 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	250 BC CCL BC
Ab urbe condita	504
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 74
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 34
Ancient Greek era	132nd Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4501
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−842
Berber calendar	701
Buddhist calendar	295
Burmese calendar	−887
Byzantine calendar	5259–5260
Chinese calendar	庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2448 or 2241     — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2449 or 2242
Coptic calendar	−533 – −532
Discordian calendar	917
Ethiopian calendar	−257 – −256
Hebrew calendar	3511–3512
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−193 – −192
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2851–2852
Holocene calendar	9751
Iranian calendar	871 BP – 870 BP
Islamic calendar	898 BH – 897 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2084
Minguo calendar	2161 before ROC 民前2161年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1717
Seleucid era	62/63 AG
Thai solar calendar	293–294
Tibetan calendar	阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) −123 or −504 or −1276     — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) −122 or −503 or −1275

74 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	74 BC LXXIV BC
Ab urbe condita	680
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 250
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy XII Auletes, 7
Ancient Greek era	176th Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4677
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−666
Berber calendar	877
Buddhist calendar	471
Burmese calendar	−711
Byzantine calendar	5435–5436
Chinese calendar	丙午年 (Fire Horse) 2624 or 2417     — to — 丁未年 (Fire Goat) 2625 or 2418
Coptic calendar	−357 – −356
Discordian calendar	1093
Ethiopian calendar	−81 – −80
Hebrew calendar	3687–3688
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−17 – −16
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3027–3028
Holocene calendar	9927
Iranian calendar	695 BP – 694 BP
Islamic calendar	716 BH – 715 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2260
Minguo calendar	1985 before ROC 民前1985年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1541
Seleucid era	238/239 AG
Thai solar calendar	469–470
Tibetan calendar	阳火马年 (male Fire-Horse) 53 or −328 or −1100     — to — 阴火羊年 (female Fire-Goat) 54 or −327 or −1099

Year 74 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Rome

• Nicomedes IV, last king of Bithynia bequeaths his kingdom to the Roman Senate upon his death (75/4 BC).
• Roman forces under Lucius Lucullus defeat the forces of Mithridates VI of Pontus in the Battle of Cyzicus.
• Quintus Opimius is prosecuted for overstepping his authority, and ruined by a conviction.
• Cyrene becomes a Roman province.

Spain

• Pamplona is founded.

Deaths

• Nicomedes IV of Bithynia (75/4 BC)
• Emperor Zhao of Han (b. 94 BC)