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This page relates to the year -59 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

Ptolémée {{XII}} '' Aulète '' receives the title prestigious, and politically useful, of combined and friend of Rome on behalf of the Roman Sénat. In return, Ptolémée pays with Jules César and Pompée the fabulous sum of 6 000 Talent S.

With Rome, first Consul At of Caius Julius Caesar, Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus.
Jules César carries out a land reform, which enables him to gain the favors of the people. It tries to reconcile Senate while presenting him its project, but having obstruction of Caton, which makes a speech which lasts one day whole, he throws it in prison during the meeting. The Senate rises of only one movement and leaves with Caton. César then presents its project in front of the Comices, and the obstruction continues. Bibulus, colleague of César to the consulate, and three tribes of its party makes opposition, under the pretext of wait predict favorable. César, which wants to finish some, fixes the day of the vote. Bibulus, which harangue the people top of the staircases of the temple of Beaver, is thrown to bottom and the law passes. Only Master of Rome by the voluntary retirement of Bibulus, César has the freehands. With its inspiration, the Tribun of the plebs P. Vatinius makes him concede by plebiscite the province de Gaulle cisalpine with an army of three legions and for five years. Under the pressure, the Senate adds the transalpine Gaulle to it with a fourth legion, but only for one year.

Lex Julia , proposed by Jules César, to establish the veterans of Pumped as colonists with Capoue.
Foundation of Florence ( Florentia ), colony intended for the veterans of the army.
the northern border between the Gaulle cisalpine and Italy is moved river Aesis with the river Rubicon.
regular Publications of the news ( Acta Diurna , Newspaper) with Rome.
Jules César wife Calpurnia girl of Calpurnius Rammer.

Jules César obtains for five years the command of the Gaulle cisalpine, the It and the Gaulle Narbonnese.
the Helvètes, fleeing the Suèves, penetrate in Gaulle and run up against the Eduens.

Gaius Octavius, governor and Roman senator, father of Auguste and Octavia Thurina Minor.

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