What happened 88 AD

Zhang died. He was succeeded by his son Emperor He of Han.

In 88, Mithridates ordered the killing of a majority of the 80,000 Romans living in his kingdom. The massacre was the official reason given for the commencement of hostilities in the First Mithridatic War.

In 88 BC Ptolemy IX again returned to the throne and retained it until his death in 80 BC.