51 BC
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| Centuries: | 2nd century BC · 1st century BC · 1st century |
| Decades: | 80s BC · 70s BC · 60s BC · 50s BC · 40s BC · 30s BC · 20s BC |
| Years: | 54 BC · 53 BC · 52 BC · 51 BC · 50 BC · 49 BC · 48 BC |
| 51 BC by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | 51 BC L BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 703 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 273 |
| - Pharaoh | Cleopatra VII, 1 |
| Ancient Greek era | 182nd Olympiad, year 2 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4700 |
| Bengali calendar | −643 |
| Berber calendar | 900 |
| Buddhist calendar | 494 |
| Burmese calendar | −688 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5458–5459 |
| Chinese calendar | 己巳年 (Earth Snake) 2646 or 2586 — to — 庚午年 (Metal Horse) 2647 or 2587 |
| Coptic calendar | −334 – −333 |
| Discordian calendar | 1116 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −58 – −57 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3710–3711 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 6–7 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3050–3051 |
| Holocene calendar | 9950 |
| Iranian calendar | 672 BP – 671 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 693 BH – 692 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 2283 |
| Minguo calendar | 1962 before ROC 民前1962年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1518 |
| Seleucid era | 261/262 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 492–493 |
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Year 51 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marcellus and Sulpicius (or, less frequently, year 703 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 51 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.
Events
By place
Roman Republic
- Consuls: Marcus Claudius Marcellus and Servius Sulpicius Rufus.
- Pompey demands that Julius Caesar lay down his command before he can stand for consul.
Egypt
- Spring – Pharaoh Ptolemy XII dies and is succeeded by his eldest surviving daughter Cleopatra VII and her younger brother and co-ruler Ptolemy XIII.
Asia
Births
- Publius Sulpicius Quirinius, Roman governor of Syria (d. 21 AD)
- Cheng, Emperor of the Han Dynasty of China (d. 7 BC)
Deaths
- Spring – Pharaoh Ptolemy XII of Egypt (b. 117 BC)
- Posidonius of Apamea, Greek philosopher, astronomer, geographer (b. c. 135 BC)
References
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