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September 26 – Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in fulfillment of a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus. November – Caesar leaves for Hispania to deal with a fresh outbreak of resistance. Caesar reforms the Roman calendar to create the Julian calendar. The transitional year is extended to 445 days ...
Year 48 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 Vatia (or, less frequently, year 706 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 48 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 ...
The veterans of Julius Caesar's Legions Legio XIII Gemina and Legio X Equestris demobilize. The veterans of the 10th legion are settled in Narbo, while those of the 13th are given somewhat better lands in Italia itself. End of the Roman Civil War [2] Caesar is named dictator for life. Caesar probably writes his Commentaries in this year.
First year of the Julian calendar: 710: 44 BC: The assassination of Julius Caesar: 727: 27 BC: Augustus became the first Roman emperor, starting the Principate: 753: 1 BC: Astronomical Year 0 754: AD 1: Approximate birth date of Jesus, approximated by Dionysius Exiguus in AD 525 (AUC 1278) 1000: AD 247: 1,000th Anniversary of the City of Rome ...
Julius Caesar is seen as the main example of Caesarism, a form of political rule led by a charismatic strongman whose rule is based upon a cult of personality, whose rationale is the need to rule by force, establishing a violent social order, and being a regime involving prominence of the military in the government. [291]
Its meaning comes from allusion to the crossing of the river Rubicon from the north by Julius Caesar in early January 49 BC. The exact date is unknown. [ 2 ] Scholars usually place it on the night of 10 and 11 January because of the speeds at which messengers could travel at that time. [ 3 ]
Julius Caesar returns to Rome and is dictator for a year. [1] Civil War: August – Julius Caesar leads victory against Pharnaces II of Pontus and at the Battle of Zela. [1] August – Julius Caesar quells a mutiny of his veterans in Rome. October – Caesar's invasion of Africa, against Metellus Scipio and Labienus, Caesar's former lieutenant ...
Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus (c. 102 – 48 BC) was a politician of the Roman Republic.He was a conservative and upholder of the established social order who served in several magisterial positions alongside Julius Caesar and conceived a lifelong enmity towards him.