Decade · 59 BCE – 50 BCE
The world in the 50s BCE
From 59 BCE to 50 BCE the atlas holds 86 states standing at some time. 18 things began - Teotihuacan, Silla and Gallic Wars among them - and 2 ended; 16 people were born and 21 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.
What began in the 50s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 2
- Teotihuacan · state · 50 BCE – 704 CE
- Silla · state · 57 BCE – 892 CE
Wars and battles 16
- Gallic Wars · war · 58 – 51 BCE
- Roman–Persian wars · war · 54 BCE – 628 CE
- Battle of Alesia · battle · 52 BCE
- Battle of Carrhae · battle · 53 BCE
- Battle of Gergovia · battle · 52 BCE
- Julius Caesar's invasions of Britain · battle · 56 BCE
- Battle of Bibracte · battle · 58 BCE
- Battle of the Sabis · battle · 57 BCE
and 8 more in the atlas.
What ended in the 50s BCE
Wars and battles 2
- Gallic Wars · war · 58 – 51 BCE
- Battle of Octodurus · battle · 57 – 56 BCE
Born and died
Born 16
- Livy · poet · 59 BCE – 17 CE
- Saint Anne · person · 55 BCE – 12 CE
- Seneca the Elder · philosopher · 54 BCE – 39 CE
- Livia · politician · 59 BCE – 29 CE
- Dongmyeong of Goguryeo · monarch · 58 – 19 BCE
- Emperor Cheng of Han · monarch · 51 – 7 BCE
- Liu Xin · astronomer · 50 BCE – 23 CE
- Verrius Flaccus · poet · 55 BCE – 20 CE
- Aristobulus III of Judea · ruler · 53 – 36 BCE
- Aulus Terentius Varro Murena · politician · 56 – 24 BCE
- Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene · person · 59 – 20 BCE
- Marcus Vinicius · politician · 50 BCE – 100 CE
- Publius Cornelius Scipio · politician · 50 – 7 BCE
- Publius Silius Nerva · politician · 53 – 16 BCE
- Marcus Appuleius · politician · 51 – 11 BCE
- Antonia · person · 50 BCE – 100 CE
Died 21
- Lucretius · philosopher · 94 – 55 BCE
- Catullus · poet · 84 – 54 BCE
- Marcus Licinius Crassus · politician · 115 – 53 BCE
- Tigranes the Great · ruler · 140 – 55 BCE
- Posidonius · astronomer · 135 – 51 BCE
- Ptolemy XII Auletes · ruler · 117 – 51 BCE
- Berenice IV · politician · 77 – 55 BCE
- Lucullus · military leader · 117 – 57 BCE
- Aurelia · person · 119 – 54 BCE
- Cleopatra V · ruler · 100 – 57 BCE
- Gaius Octavius · politician · 100 – 59 BCE
- Surena · military officer · 84 – 52 BCE
- Julia · person · 73 – 54 BCE
- Marquis of Haihun · monarch · 92 – 59 BCE
- Quintus Hortensius · politician · 114 – 50 BCE
- Publius Licinius Crassus · politician · 82 – 53 BCE
and 5 more in the atlas.
States of the 50s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 50s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 59 BCE.
Europe12 states
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Julius Caesar, Roman consul since 59 BCE and Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus, Roman consul since 59 BCE
- Roman Republic · 509 – 27 BCE · Julius Caesar, Roman consul since 59 BCE and Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus, Roman consul since 59 BCE
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Dacia · 60 BCE – 106 CE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE · Pharnaces II of Pontus, King of the Bosporus since 63 BCE
- Odrysian kingdom · 460 BCE – 46 CE
- Lazica · 101 BCE – 700 CE
and 4 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa35 states
- Ancient Egypt · 4001 – 30 BCE
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Parthian Empire · 247 BCE – 224 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Kingdom of Numidia · 202 – 46 BCE · Masinissa II, King of Numidia since 81 BCE and Juba I of Numidia, King of Numidia since 60 BCE
and 27 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia17 states
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Indo-Greek Kingdom · 180 BCE – 10 CE · Hippostratus, monarch since 65 BCE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Satavahana dynasty · 230 BCE – 220 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Kanva dynasty · 70 – 25 BCE
and 9 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia13 states
- Han dynasty · 206 BCE – 220 CE · Emperor Xuan of Han, Emperor of China since 74 BCE
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Chinese Empire · 220 BCE – 1912 CE · Emperor Xuan of Han, Emperor of China since 74 BCE
- Okjeo · 301 BCE – 300 CE
- Jinhan confederacy · 91 BCE – 377 CE
and 5 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania3 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Teotihuacan · 50 BCE – 704 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown6 states
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Shanshan · 92 BCE – 445 CE
- Kingdom of Munster · 101 BCE – 1138 CE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
- Jushi Kingdom · 108 BCE – 450 CE
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 79 BCE – 30 BCE: every state, war and life of the 50s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 54 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.