46 p.e.v.

Uriel creates Laurence.
== Europe ==
Gaius Julius Caesar and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus serve as consuls of the Roman Republic.
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio describes Etruscan and Roman architecture.
Lucius Seius Strabo, Roman prefect of the Praetorian Guard, is born (he will die in 16 e.v.)
Publius Quinctilius Varus, Roman politician and general, is born (he will die in 9 e.v.)
Faustus Cornelius Sulla, Roman politician and quaestor, dies
Lucius Afranius, Roman consul and governor, dies (he had been born in 112 p.e.v.)
Lucius Manlius Torquatus, Roman politician and general, dies
Marcus Petreius, Roman politician and general, commits suicide (he had been born in 110 p.e.v.) (commits suicide)
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Scipio, Roman consul and general, commits suicide
=== January 4 ===
Titus Labienus fights Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina.
=== April 6 ===
Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio and Juba I of Numidia at Thapsus. Saburra, general under Juba I, is killed in the battle by Publius Sittius, and Juba is killed after the battle. After the battle Caesar grants Legio V Alaudae the right to bear the elephant symbol on its shields and standards, for bravery against a charge of elephants.
=== April 12 ===
Marcus Porcius Cato (the Younger), Roman politician, commits suicide (he had been born in 95 p.e.v.)
=== April 20 ===
Cicero, in Rome, writes to Varro, "If our voices are no longer heard in the Senate and in the Forum, let us follow the example of the ancient sages and serve our country through our writings, concentrating on questions of ethics and constitutional law."
Caesar's erstwhile mistress, Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, and his son by her, Caesarion, take up residence in one of the dictator's estates on the Tiber.
=== September 26 ===
Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in fulfillment of a vow he made at the Battle of Pharsalus.
=== November ===
Caesar leaves for Hispania to deal with a fresh outbreak of resistance.
Caesar reforms the Roman calendar to create the Julian calendar. The transitional year is extended to 445 days to synchronize the new calendar and the seasonal cycle. The Julian calendar would remain the standard in the western world for over 1600 years, until superseded by the Gregorian calendar in 1582.
Caesar appoints his nephew Octavian his heir.
Caesar subdues a mutiny of his Tenth Legion.
Caesar celebrates his Gallic Triumph, after which Vercingetorix, Gaulish king and chieftain of the Arverni tribe, is executed. The celebrations run for forty days in Rome, and include public banquets, plays and gladiatorial games.
== Asia ==
Antipater, son of Herod the Great, is born (he will die in 4 p.e.v.)
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