45 BC
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Millennium: | 1st millenniumBC |
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45 BC by topic |
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Gregorian calendar | 45 BC XLV BC |
Ab urbe condita | 709 |
Ancient Egypt era | XXXIIIdynasty,279 |
- Pharaoh | Cleopatra VII,7 |
Ancient Greek era | 183rdOlympiad,year 4 |
Assyrian calendar | 4706 |
Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
Bengali calendar | −637 |
Berber calendar | 906 |
Buddhist calendar | 500 |
Burmese calendar | −682 |
Byzantine calendar | 5464–5465 |
Chinese calendar | Ất hợiNăm (WoodPig) 2653 or 2446 — to — Bính tử năm (FireRat) 2654 or 2447 |
Coptic calendar | −328 – −327 |
Discordian calendar | 1122 |
Ethiopian calendar | −52 – −51 |
Hebrew calendar | 3716–3717 |
Hindu calendars | |
-Vikram Samvat | 12–13 |
-Shaka Samvat | N/A |
-Kali Yuga | 3056–3057 |
Holocene calendar | 9956 |
Iranian calendar | 666 BP – 665 BP |
Islamic calendar | 686 BH – 685 BH |
Javanese calendar | N/A |
Julian calendar | 45 BC XLV BC |
Korean calendar | 2289 |
Minguo calendar | 1956 beforeROC Dân trước 1956 năm |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1512 |
Seleucid era | 267/268AG |
Thai solar calendar | 498–499 |
Tibetan calendar | Âm mộc heo năm (female Wood-Pig) 82 or −299 or −1071 — to — Dương hỏa chuột năm (male Fire-Rat) 83 or −298 or −1070 |
Year45 BCwas either acommon year starting on Thursday,FridayorSaturdayor aleap year starting on FridayorSaturday(link will display the full calendar) (the sources differ, seeleap year errorfor further information) and the first year of theJulian calendarand aleap year starting on Fridayof theProleptic Julian calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Caesar without Colleague(or, less frequently,year 709Ab urbe condita). The denomination 45 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
[edit]By place
[edit]Roman Republic
[edit]- Fourth consulship ofGaius Julius Caesar(without colleague).[1]
- January 1– TheJulian calendartakes effect as the civil calendar of the Roman Empire, establishing a solar calendar that is based on the Egyptian calendar of the day.
- March 17–Civil War:In his last victory,Julius Caesardefeats thePompeianforces ofTitus LabienusandPompey the youngerin theBattle of Munda.[2]Labienusdies inbattle,Pompey the youngerisexecuted,butSextus Pompeyescapes to take command of the remnants of the Pompeian fleet.
- The veterans ofJulius Caesar's LegionsLegio XIII GeminaandLegio X Equestrisdemobilize. The veterans of the 10th legion aresettledinNarbo,while those of the 13th are given somewhat better lands inItaliaitself.
- End of the Roman Civil War[2]
- Caesar is nameddictatorfor life.
- Caesar probably writes hisCommentariesin this year.
Asia
[edit]Births
[edit]- Iullus Antonius,son ofMark AntonyandFulvia;consul10 BC(d.2 BC)
- Wang Mang,usurper of theHan dynastyand emperor of theXin dynasty(d.AD 23)
Deaths
[edit]- February –Tullia,daughter ofCicero(b.79 BCor78 BC)
- March 17
- Titus Labienus,Roman general (killed in theBattle of Munda) (b. c.100 BC)
- Publius Attius Varus,Roman governor (killed in the Battle of Munda)
- April 12–Gnaeus Pompeius,son ofPompeythe Great (executed after the Battle of Munda)
- December 31–Quintus Fabius Maximus,Roman general and politician
- Nigidius Figulus,Roman scholar (b.98 BC)
- Publius Cornelius Sulla,Roman politician
References
[edit]- ^LeGlay, Marcel; Voisin, Jean-Louis; Le Bohec, Yann (2001).A History of Rome(Second ed.). Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell. p. 129.ISBN0-631-21858-0.
- ^abToynbee, Arnold Joseph."Julius Caesar".Encyclopaedia Britannica.RetrievedFebruary 20,2024.