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This article concerns the period 59 BC – 50 BC.
Significant people
[edit]- Julius Caesar, Roman politician and general (lived 100–44 BC)
- Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt (lived 70/69–30 BC, reigned 51–30 BC)—meets Julius Caesar and later becomes teenager Pharaoh, after her brothers die young.
- Pompey, Roman general (lived 106 BC–48 BC)
- Marcus Licinius Crassus, Roman politician and general (lived 115–53 BC)
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman politician (lived 106–43 BC)
- Vercingetorix, Chieftain of the Arverni (d. 46 BC)
- Cassivellaunus, British war-leader
- Ariovistus, German king
- Commius, Gaulish king
- Phraates III, King of Parthia (reigned 70–57 BC)
- Mithridates III, king of Parthia and Media (reigned 57–54 BC)
- Orodes II, king of Parthia (reigned 57–38 BC)
- Surena, Parthian general (lived 84–54 BC)
- Bak Hyeokgeose, king of Silla in Korea (69 BC–AD 4, reigned 57 BC–AD 4)
Births
59 BC
- Artavasdes I, king of Media Atropatene (approximate date)
- Livy, Roman historian and writer (approximate date)
- Ptolemy XIV, king (pharaoh) of Egypt (or 60 BC)
- Livia, Roman empress as the second wife of Augustus
58 BC
- Jumong (King Dongmyeong), king of Goguryeo (d. AD 19)
- Attica, first wife of the Roman general Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
55 BC
54 BC
- Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus, Roman consul (d. AD 25)
- Seneca the Elder, Roman rhetorician and writer
- Tibullus, Roman poet and writer (d. 19 BC)
53 BC
- Aristobulus III, high priest of Jerusalem (d. 36 BC)
- Yang Xiong, Chinese politician and philosopher (d. AD 18)
52 BC
- Fenestella, Roman historian (approximate date)
- Juba II, king of Numidia (d. AD 23)
51 BC
- Cheng, Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty (d. 7 BC)
- Publius Sulpicius Quirinius, Roman aristocrat (d. 21 AD)
50 BC
- Antonia, daughter of Mark Antony
- Gaius Antistius Vetus, Roman consul (d. 1 AD)
- Shammai, Jewish scholar and rabbi (d. 30 AD)
Deaths
59 BC
- Gaius Octavius, father of Caesar Augustus
- He of Changyi, emperor of the Han Dynasty
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer, Roman consul
- Quintus Servilius Caepio, Roman tribune
58 BC
- Go Museo Dangun, 6th ruler of Buyeo (Korea)
- Ptolemy of Cyprus, last Hellenistic king of Cyprus
57 BC
- Boduognatus, leader of the Nervii
- Cleopatra VI, queen of Egypt
- Phraates III, king of Parthia
56 BC
- Lucius Licinius Lucullus, Roman politician (b. 118 BC)
- Philip II Philoromaeus, king of the Seleucid Empire (approximate date)
- Imanuentius, the king of the Trinovantes (a kingdom in Pre-Roman Britain)
55 BC
- Archelaus, high priest of Comana (Cappadocia)
- Berenice IV Epiphaneia, queen of Egypt (b. 77 BC)
- Lucretius, Roman philosopher (b. c. 99 BC)
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos, Roman consul
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos Iunior, Roman consul
- Tigranes the Great, Armenian Emperor (b. c. 140 BC)
54 BC
- July 31 – Aurelia Cotta, mother of Julius Caesar (b. 120 BC)
- Ariovistus, leader of the Suebi (approximated date)
- Gaius Valerius Catullus, Roman poet and writer (b. 84 BC)
- Huo Chengjun, empress of the Han Dynasty
- Julia, daughter of Julius Caesar (dies in childbirth)
- Lucius Aurunculeius Cotta, Roman legate of Julius Caesar
- Lucius Gellius Publicola, Roman politician (approximate date)
- Lucius Valerius Flaccus, Roman tribune and praetor
- Mithridates III, king of Parthia (executed by Orodes II)
- Quintus Laberius Durus, Roman tribune of Julius Caesar
- Quintus Titurius Sabinus, Roman legate of Julius Caesar
53 BC
- May 6 (executed after the Battle of Carrhae)
- Marcus Licinius Crassus, Roman politician and general
- Publius Licinius Crassus, son of Marcus Licinius Crassus
- Abgar II, Arab king of Edessa (modern Turkey)
- Gaius Scribonius Curio, Roman statesman and orator
52 BC
- January 18 – Publius Clodius Pulcher, murdered on the Appian Way by Titus Annius Milo (b. 93 BC)
- Cyrus, Roman architect (builder for Cicero)
- Sedullos, Gaulish chieftain (b.87 BC)
- Surena, Parthian general (b. 84 BC)
51 BC
- Ariobarzanes II (Philopator), king of Cappadocia
- Julia Minor, sister of Julius Caesar (b. 100 BC)
- Marcus Atius Balbus, Roman praetor and governor (b. 105 BC)
- Posidonius, Greek philosopher, astronomer and geographer
- Ptolemy XII (Auletes), king (pharaoh) of the Ptolemaic Kingdom
50 BC
- Aristobulus II, king of Judea
- Quintus Hortensius, Roman orator and advocate (b. 114 BC)