59

Year 59 was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.__NOTOC__

Events

By place

Roman Empire

* Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus retires from the Roman Senate.
* Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Roman commander in the east, captures Tigranocerta in Mesopotamia after defeating the Parthians. He sets up Tigranes as ruler of Armenia.

By topic

Arts and Sciences

* In the Satyricon, Petronius pokes fun at Roman immorality.

Births

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Deaths

* March — Agrippina the Younger, mother of Nero (killed on orders of Nero)