阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) 57 or −324 or −1096 — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) 58 or −323 or −1095
Year 70 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pompeius and Crassus (or, less frequently, year 684 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 70 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Dominicalendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Republic
August – In Rome, Cicero prosecutes former governor Verres; Verres exiles himself to Marseille before the trial is over.