50's BC

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Cards (42)

  • [59] Caesar's Consulship
  • [59] Pompey married Julia, Caesar's daughter
  • [59] Clodius' adoption to plebeian family
  • [59] Caesar's imperium to pacify gaul
  • [58] Clodius' tribuneship
  • [58] Cicero's exile
  • [58] Caesar leaves Rome and goes to Gaul
  • [58] Cato is sent to annex Cyprus
  • [57] Cicero’s return from exile (helped by Pompey and others)
  • [57] Pompey’s 5 year control to stabilise the corn supply, supported by Cicero
  • [57] Crassus and Pompey (and others) begin to vie for the appointment to restore Ptolemy Auletes to the throne in Egypt.
  • [57] Gangs and rioting in Rome
  • [56] Cicero makes political statement at trial of Sestius to attempt to restate the case for consensus politics; he also attacks Vatinius for his lack of loyalty to the Republic
  • [56] Cicero attacks the Campanian land bill
  • [56] Luca conference
  • [56] Cicero’s flattering speech towards Caesar, supporting his extended command, and payment of troops.
  • [56] Return of Cato
  • [55] 2nd consulship of Pompey and Crassus
  • [55] Caesar’s 5 yr extension to his command in Gaul
  • [55] Pompey granted 5 yr command of Spain to govern in absentia
  • [55] Crassus in Syria
  • [55] Gabinius illegally restores Ptolemy Auletes to Egypt
  • [55] Cicero acts for the triumvirate
  • [54] Cicero forced to defend Vatinius, an adherent of Caesar
  • [54] Cicero withdraws and spends time writing on oratory and philosophy
  • [54] Death of Julia
  • [54] Pompey in Rome (governing Spain in absentia)
  • [54] Caesar in Gaul and Britain
  • [54] Crassus in Syria for Parthian campaign
  • [55] Crassus in Syria
  • [54] Cato’s praetorship
  • [53] Death of Crassus at Carrhae fighting against Parthians
  • [52] No consuls elected due to violence – no elections held for state positions
  • [52] Pompey given emergency powers as sole consul
  • [52] Clodius killed by rival gang leader, Milo (working for Pompey
  • [52] Cicero unsuccessfully defends Milo on charge of murder
  • [52] Pompey marries again to the daughter of conservative Quintus Metellus Scipio
  • [52] Cicero given immediate proconsulship in Cilicia
  • [52] Key legislation and political manoeuvring anticipating the end of Caesar’s command
  • [52] Cato fails in bid for consulship