58 BC

__NOTOC__Year 58 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Rome

*Consuls: Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus and Aulus Gabinius.
*Publius Clodius Pulcher, Roman tribune, institutes a monthly corn dole for poor Romans, and exiles Cicero from the city.
*Cyprus becomes a Roman province.
*First year of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars:
** June — Caesar defeats the migrating Helvetii in the Battle of the Arar.
** July — Caesar decisively defeats the Helvetii in the Battle of Bibracte.
** September — Caesar decisively defeats the Suebi lead by Ariovistus in the Battle of Vosges.

Egypt

*Berenice IV becomes queen of Egypt after temporarily dethroning her father, Ptolemy XII Auletes.

Asia

*Base year of the Vikrama Era, founded by Vikrama, king of Ujjain in India.
*Jumong becomes the 7th ruler of Buyeo.

Births

*Livia, second wife of Augustus Caesar (d. AD 29)

Deaths

*Go Museo Dangun, 6th ruler of Bukbuyeo