50 BC
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Year 50 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Paullus and Marcellus (or, less frequently, year 704 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 50 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
[edit | edit source]By place
[edit | edit source]Roman Republic
[edit | edit source]- Consuls: Lucius Aemilius Paullus[1] and Gaius Claudius Marcellus.
- The Senate recalls Julius Caesar and rescinds his authority. Caesar breaks alliance with Pompey.[2]
- The Roman artillery piece called Scorpio is invented.
- Initiation Rites of the Cult of Bacchus, detail of a wall painting in the Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii, is made (approximate date).
- The Roman Republic takes control of Judea (approximate date).
Births
[edit | edit source]- Antonia, daughter of Mark Antony
- Gaius Antistius Vetus, Roman consul (d. 1 AD)
- Shammai, Jewish scholar and rabbi (d. 30 AD)
Deaths
[edit | edit source]- Aristobulus II, king of Judea
- Quintus Hortensius, Roman orator and advocate (b. 114 BC)
In fiction
[edit | edit source]- The Asterix comic books are all set around this year.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus | Roman general | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ↑ LeGlay, Marcel; Voisin, Jean-Louis; Le Bohec, Yann (2001). A History of Rome (Second ed.). Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell. p. 129. ISBN 0-631-21858-0.