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Year 46 BC was the last year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Lepidus (or, less frequently, year 708 Ab urbe condita ). The denomination 46 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe ...
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.
[1] [2] It is an expression used in antiquity and by classical historians to refer to a given year in Ancient Rome. In reference to the traditional year of the foundation of Rome, the year 1 BC would be written AUC 753, whereas AD 1 would be AUC 754. The foundation of the Roman Empire in 27 BC would be AUC 727. The current year AD 2025 would be ...
Fall of Giants, Winter of the World, and Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett; Centennial, The Covenant, Texas, and Journey by James A. Michener; The Road to Wellville by T. C. Boyle; The War of the End of the World (La guerra del fin del mundo) by Mario Vargas Llosa (late 19th) Tai-Pan and Gai-Jin by James Clavell
Julian calendar — The calendar introduced by Caesar in 45 BC was named in his honor. It reformed the Roman calendar to align more closely with the solar year. [18]Julian year (symbol: a or a j) — An astronomical unit of measurement of time defined as exactly 365.25 days of 86,400 seconds each.
See Table of years in literature for an overview of all "year in literature" pages. Several attempts have been made to create a list of world literature. Among these are the great books project including the book series Great Books of the Western World, now containing 60 volumes.
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]
The Gods of War (Life of Julius Caesar) The Ides of March by Thornton Wilder (Last days of Julius Caesar) La leyenda del falso traidor by Antonio Gómez Rufo (Assassination of Julius Caesar) El lazo de púrpura by Alejandro Núñez Alonso (Tiberius period) King Jesus by Robert Graves; Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace