59 BC

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:	62 BC 61 BC 60 BC 59 BC 58 BC 57 BC 56 BC

**59 BC in other calendars**
Gregorian calendar	59 BC
Ab urbe condita	695
Armenian calendar	N/A
Chinese calendar	2578/2638 ([[Sexagenary cycle\|]]年) — to — 2579/2639 ([[Sexagenary cycle\|]]年)
Ethiopian calendar	-66 – -65
Hebrew calendar	3702 – 3703
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	-3 – -2
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3043 – 3044
Iranian calendar	680 BP – 679 BP
Islamic calendar	701 BH – 700 BH
Japanese calendar
- Imperial Year	Kōki 602 (皇紀602年)
- Jōmon Era	9942
Thai solar calendar	485

[edit] Events

Consuls: Gaius Julius Caesar and Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus (known as "the consulship of Julius and Caesar" due to Caesar's infamous suppression of his colleague)
The First Triumvirate: Caesar, Pompey and Crassus form an unofficial alliance (or 60 BC)
Caesar marries Calpurnia, in Rome
The colonia of Florentia, modern Florence, founded