63 BC

__NOTOC__Year 63 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Rome

*Pompey conquers Phonecia, Coele-Syria, and Judea for Rome.
*Establishment of the Decapolis and Year 1 of the Pompeian era.
*Roman annexation of Judea as a client kingdom. King Judah Aristobulus II removed from power, while his brother John Hyrcanus II becomes king under Roman suzerainty.
*Julius Caesar elected Pontifex Maximus. Caesar also elected praetor for 62.
*Marcus Tullius Cicero is senior consul. He is the first novus homo (new man) to be elected to the consulship in 31 years.
*Cato the younger is elected tribune of the people for 62, taking office in early December 63.
*Catiline's conspiracy against the Roman Republic is foiled.

Pontus

*Pharnaces II becomes King of Pontus

Births

*September 23 — Augustus Octavius Caesar, first Roman Emperor (d. AD 14)
*Strabo — Greek historian, geographer and philosopher (d. c. AD 24)
*Didymus Chalcenterus — Greek scholar and grammarian (approximate date) (d. c. AD 10)
*Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa — Roman statesman and general (d. 12 BC)

Deaths

*Those involved in the organisation of the Catilinarian conspiracy in Rome, including Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura.
*Mithridates VI, King of Pontus
*Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, pontifex maximus and general (b. c. 130 BC or 127 BC)