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51 BCE

Pompey demands that Julius Caesar lay down his command before he can stand for consul. Consuls: Marcus Claudius Marcellus and Servius Sulpicius Rufus. By March 22 – Pharaoh Ptolemy XII Auletes dies and is succeeded by his eldest surviving daughter Cleopatra VII and her younger brother Ptolemy XIII as co-rulers of the Ptolemaic Kingdom. By August 29, official documents start listing Cleopatra as sole ruler.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Consuls: Marcus Claudius Marcellus and Servius Sulpicius Rufus.source

Conflict & Security

  • The Xiongnu split into two hordes. The Eastern horde is subject to China.source
  • Pompey demands that Julius Caesar lay down his command before he can stand for consul.source

Births

  • Cheng, Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty (d. 7 BC)source
  • Publius Sulpicius Quirinius, Roman aristocrat (d. 21 AD)source

Deaths

  • Julia Minor, sister of Julius Caesar (b. 100 BC)source
  • Ptolemy XII (Auletes), king (pharaoh) of the Ptolemaic Kingdomsource
  • Marcus Atius Balbus, Roman praetor and governor (b. 105 BC)source
  • Posidonius, Greek philosopher, astronomer and geographersource
  • Ariobarzanes II (Philopator), king of Cappadociasource
  • by March 22 – Pharaoh Ptolemy XII Auletes dies and is succeeded by his eldest surviving daughter Cleopatra VII and her younger brother Ptolemy XIII as co-rulers of the Ptolemaic Kingdom. By August 29, official documents start listing Cleopatra as sole ruler.source