40s BC
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| Centuries: | 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century |
| Decades: | 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC - 40s BC - 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC |
| Years: | 49 BC 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 BC |
Events and trends
- Civil war in Roman Republic between Julius Caesar and forces of the Roman Senate (49 - 45 BC). The former emerges victorious and becomes Roman dictator for life.
- Julius Caesar, Roman dictator is assassinated by 23 members of a conspiracy against him. The most prominent among the later were Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. (March 15, 44 BC).
Significant people
- Julius Caesar, Roman dictator (lived 100 - 44 BC, term 46 - 44 BC).
- Marcus Junius Brutus, Roman politician (85 - 42 BC).
- Mark Antony, Roman politician and general (83 - 30 BC).
- Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt (lived 70/ 69 - 30 BC, reigned 51 - 30 BC).
- Gaius Iulius Caesar Octavianus, Roman politician and general (62 BC - 14).
- Pharaoh Ptolemy XV Caesarion (lived 47 - 30 BC, reigned 44 - 30 BC).
- Gaius Cassius Longinus, Roman politician (died 42 BC).
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