58 BC

Year 58 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Piso and Gabinius (or, less frequently, year 696 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 58 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 naming years.

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	2nd century BC 1st century BC 1st century
Decades:	70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC
Years:	61 BC 60 BC 59 BC 58 BC 57 BC 56 BC 55 BC

58 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	58 BC LVII BC
Ab urbe condita	696
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 266
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy XII Auletes, 23
Ancient Greek era	180th Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4693
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−650
Berber calendar	893
Buddhist calendar	487
Burmese calendar	−695
Byzantine calendar	5451–5452
Chinese calendar	壬戌年 (Water Dog) 2639 or 2579     — to — 癸亥年 (Water Pig) 2640 or 2580
Coptic calendar	−341 – −340
Discordian calendar	1109
Ethiopian calendar	−65 – −64
Hebrew calendar	3703–3704
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−1 – 0
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3043–3044
Holocene calendar	9943
Iranian calendar	679 BP – 678 BP
Islamic calendar	700 BH – 699 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2276
Minguo calendar	1969 before ROC 民前1969年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1525
Seleucid era	254/255 AG
Thai solar calendar	485–486
Tibetan calendar	阳水狗年 (male Water-Dog) 69 or −312 or −1084     — to — 阴水猪年 (female Water-Pig) 70 or −311 or −1083

Map of the Gallic Wars (58–50 BC)

Events

By place

Roman Republic

• Consuls: Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus and Aulus Gabinius.
• Publius Clodius Pulcher, Roman tribune, institutes a monthly corn dole for poor Romans, and exiles Cicero from the city.
• Cyprus becomes a Roman province.
• First year of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars:
  • Julius Caesar becomes a provincial governor (proconsul) and leads a Roman army (6 Roman legions; Legio VII, Legio VIII, Legio IX, Legio X, and newly levied Legio XI and Legio XII) into Gaul.[1] He deploys auxiliaries as part of this army, including Balearic slingers, Numidian and Cretan archers,[2] and Celtic/Gallic cavalry (such as the allied Aedui[3]).
  • Caesar builds a 19-mile earthwork, complete with fortifications and watchtowers, between Lake Geneva and the Jura Mountains.[4]
  • June – Caesar defeats the migrating Helvetii in the Battle of the Arar (Saône).[5]
  • July – Caesar decisively defeats the Helvetii in the Battle of Bibracte.[6]
  • September – Caesar decisively defeats the Suebi led by King Ariovistus in the Battle of Vosges.[7]
  • Winter – Caesar leaves his legions in winter quarters among the Sequani (located in modern-day Burgundy) far to the north of the formal boundary of Gallia Transalpina. He returns to Gallia Cisalpina, carrying out judicial and administrative activities.[8]

Egypt

• Berenice IV becomes queen of Egypt after temporarily dethroning her father, King Ptolemy XII Auletes.

Asia

• Base year of the Vikrama Era, founded by Vikrama, king of Ujjain in India.

Births

• Jumong (King Dongmyeong), king of Goguryeo (d. AD 19)
• Livia, second wife of Augustus Caesar (d. AD 29)

Deaths

• Go Museo Dangun, 6th ruler of Buyeo (Korea)
• Ptolemy of Cyprus, last Hellenistic king of Cyprus

References

1. "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries by Julius Caesar, Book1. pp. 1.7, 1.8, 1.10. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011.
2. "Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars: with the Supplementary Books attributed to Hirtius. Book Two". January 11, 2011. p. 2.7, 2.10, 2.19, 2.24. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
3. "Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars: with the Supplementary Books attributed to Hirtius". January 11, 2011. p. 1.15. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
4. "Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars: with the Supplementary Books attributed to Hirtius". January 11, 2011. p. 1.8. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
5. "Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars: with the Supplementary Books attributed to Hirtius". January 11, 2011. p. 1.12. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
6. "Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars: with the Supplementary Books attributed to Hirtius". January 11, 2011. pp. 1.21–1.30. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
7. "Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars: with the Supplementary Books attributed to Hirtius". January 11, 2011. pp. 1.31–1.54. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
8. Nic Fields (2014). Alesia 52 BC: The final struggle for Gaul, p. 13. ISBN 978-1-78200-922-1.