49 BC: what happened around the world

In 49 BC, 11 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Caesar's Civil War, crossing the Rubicon and Siege of Massilia among the best known. 10 more were already under way, such as Roman–Persian Wars and Roman–Parthian Wars.

11events began
10already under way
0founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges11

Already under way in 49 BC10

Stories that pass through 49 BC

Out of AfricaHow one species took the whole planet, 300,000 BC – AD 1300 The Discovery of the Pacific IslandsFinding a third of the planet without instruments, 3000 BC - AD 1500 RomeA thousand years of one border, 509 BC – AD 565

Nearby years

480 BC 218 BC 217 BC 214 BC 58 BC 52 BC 49 BC 66 451 624 627 633 634 All of the 1st century BC →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →