Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century

Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC

Years: 59 BC 58 BC 57 BC 56 BC 55 BC 54 BC 53 BC 52 BC 51 BC 50 BC 49 BC

Events

• Julius Caesar's second expedition to Britain.
• Ambiorix revolts in Gaul.
• First permanent Roman theatre built.

Births

• Seneca the Elder (approximate date) - Roman rhetor
• Tibullus (approximate date) - Roman poet.

Deaths

• Caius Valerius Catullus - Roman poet (b. 84 BCE)
• Julia Caesaris - daughter of Julius Caesar, wife Pompey (in childbirth) (b. 39 BCE)
• Surena - Parthian General (b. 84 BCE)