-50

This page relates to the year -50 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

Beginning of a climate warming (fine in 200).

Africa

Of the sailors alexandriotes skirts the east coast of the Africa until Rhapta (probably the mouth of the Rufii river in Tanzania) in the Indian Ocean.
Food shortage in Egypt (- 50 -48).

India

the king Kharavela of the Kalinga (Orissa) conquers the North-East of the India.
Died of Hippostrate, the last Greek king of the Gandhara, which is devastated by the Parthes.

Development of the Buddhism “ Mahayana ” in central India; first human representations of the Buddha.

Large Stûpa of Sânchî.

Europe

the Celtes of Slovakia are pushed back by the Daces towards the West and North.
Taken Olbia on the Euxine Sea by the Gètes.

Roman world

With Rome, Consul At of L. Aemilius Paullus, Caius Claudius Marcellus.
Negotiations between Jules César and Pumped to obtain a second consulate.
Salluste is excluded from the Sénat for immorality (return in -49 thanks to César).
Jules César delivers goods of corn requisitions to the poor.

Foundation in Gaulle of the Roman colonies of Boutae (future Annecy) and of Colonia Apta Julia (Apt).

Art & culture

Construction of the Theater of Marcellus in Rome (end in -13).
Arrived of Virgile at Rome.

Births

Death

Quintus Hortensius Hortalus, preserving Latin speaker (born in -114).
Poseidonios of Apamée, erudite Greek who binds the phenomena of Marée to the movements of the sun and the moon (born v. -135).

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