51 BC
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Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century

Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC

Years: 56 BC 55 BC 54 BC 53 BC 52 BC 51 BC 50 BC 49 BC 48 BC 47 BC 46 BC

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Events

• Spring - Pharaoh Ptolemy XII of Egypt dies and is succeeded by his eldest surviving daughter Cleopatra VII of Egypt and her younger brother and co-ruler Ptolemy XIII of Egypt.

Births

• Publius Sulpicius Quirinius, Roman governor of Syria

Deaths

• Spring - Pharaoh Ptolemy XII of Egypt.
• Posidonius of Apamea, Greek philosopher, astronomer, geographer

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