72 BC

Also known as Year of the Consulship of Publicola and Lentulus, 72 BCE

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point in time: 0072-01-01
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Map of Spartacus's movements of 72 BC, according to Appian's version.

Year 72 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Publicola and Lentulus (or, less frequently, year 682 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 72 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