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| 250 BC by topic |
| Politics |
|---|
| Categories |
| 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 | −843 – −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 |
| Gregorian calendar | 59 BC LIX BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 695 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 265 |
| - Pharaoh | Ptolemy XII Auletes, 22 |
| Ancient Greek era | 180th Olympiad, year 2 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4692 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −652 – −651 |
| Berber calendar | 892 |
| Buddhist calendar | 486 |
| Burmese calendar | −696 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5450–5451 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛酉年 (Metal Rooster) 2639 or 2432 — to — 壬戌年 (Water Dog) 2640 or 2433 |
| Coptic calendar | −342 – −341 |
| Discordian calendar | 1108 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −66 – −65 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3702–3703 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −2 – −1 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3042–3043 |
| Holocene calendar | 9942 |
| Iranian calendar | 680 BP – 679 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 701 BH – 700 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 2275 |
| Minguo calendar | 1970 before ROC 民前1970年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1526 |
| Seleucid era | 253/254 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 484–485 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金鸡年 (female Iron-Rooster) 68 or −313 or −1085 — to — 阳水狗年 (male Water-Dog) 69 or −312 or −1084 |
Year 59 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Bibulus (or, less frequently, year 695 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 59 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.
Events
By place
Roman republic
- Consuls: Gaius Julius Caesar and Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus (known as "the consulship of Julius and Caesar" due to Bibulus' withdrawal from public view to "consult the heavens" in an effort to invalidate Caesar's intended legislation).
- Caesar makes the Acta Diurna, or Daily News, the world's first daily newspaper public. The Acta contains details of official decrees and appointments; births, deaths, and marriages. Even sport results—the outcome of the gladiatorial contests and chariot races at the capital.
- The First Triumvirate: Caesar, Pompey and Crassus form an unofficial alliance (or 60 BC).
- Caesar marries Calpurnia, in Rome.
- The colonia of Florentia, modern Florence, founded.
Births
- Livy, Roman historian
- Pharaoh Ptolemy XIV of Egypt (or 60 BC) (d. 44 BC)
Deaths
- Prince He of Changyi, former Emperor of the Han Dynasty of China
- Gaius Octavius, father of Caesar Augustus (b. c. 100 BC)