The world in 50 BCE. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 2nd century BC started the first day of 200 BC and ended the last day of 101 BC. The 1st century BC started the first day of 100 BC and ended the last day of 1 BC. The 1st century was the Century that lasted from 1 to 100 according the Julian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends In the Roman Republic, the contest for power intensifies Events and trends Spartacus leads a slave revolt against Rome. Events and trends Philip II Philoromaeus briefly reign over parts of Syria Events and trends First Triumvirate: a secret pact for mutual advantage between Roman politicians Julius Caesar, Pompey and Events and trends Civil war in Roman Republic between Julius Caesar and forces of the Roman Senate ( 49 - 45 BC) Events and trends Octavian defeats Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt at the Battle of Actium ( September 2, Events and trends The Pax Romana ( 27 BC – 180) begins for the Roman Empire. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 53 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Marcus Valerius Messalla and Year 52 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Year 51 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Marcus Claudius Marcellus Year 49 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus Year 48 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Gaius Julius Caesar, Year 47 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Quintus Fufius Calenus, 51 BC state leaders - Events of 50 BC - 49 BC state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Asia Japan - The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King

Year 50 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. The Roman calendar changed its form several times in the time between the foundation of Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire.

Events

By place

Rome

• Consuls: Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor. Consul (abbrev cos; Latin plural consules) was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus was the brother of triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and son to an elder Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and Appuleia daughter of Lucius See Gaius Claudius Marcellus for other men of this name or Gaius Claudius Marcellus Maior for his cousin consul of 49 BC
• The Senate refuses Julius Caesar permission to stand for consul in absentia, and demands that he lay down his command. The Roman Senate was a political institution in Ancient Rome. In absentia is Latin for "in the absence" In legal use it usually pertains to a defendant's right to be present in court proceedings
• The Roman artillery piece called Scorpio is invented. Commonwealth English! -->The military of ancient Rome relates to the combined military forces of Ancient Rome from the founding of the city The military engineering of Ancient Rome 's armed forces was of a scale and frequency far beyond that of any of its contemporaries Scorpio (Dart-thrower ( Polybolos) was a Roman artillery piece invented in 50 BC.

Births

Deaths

• Aristobulus II, king of Judea
• Quintus Hortensius, Roman orator and advocate

Fictional references

• The Asterix comic books are all set in this year. Aristobulus II was the Jewish High Priest and King of Judea, 66 BC to 63 BC from the Hasmonean Dynasty Judea or Judæa ( Hebrew: יהודה Standard Yəhuda Tiberian Yəhûḏāh, "praised Quintus Hortensius Hortalus (114 - 50 BC was a Roman Orator and advocate The Adventures of Asterix ( French: Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois) is a series of French