50s BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century
Decades:	80s BC 70s BC 60s BC – 50s BC – 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC
Years:	59 BC 58 BC 57 BC 56 BC 55 BC 54 BC 53 BC 52 BC 51 BC 50 BC
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture; Establishments – Disestablishments

Events

Julius Caesar, Pompey and Marcus Licinius Crassus make the First Triumvirate (ca. 59–53 BC).
Gallic Wars: Julius Caesar conquers much of Gaul, and leads two journeys to Britain (58–49 BC).
Bak Hyeokgeose makes the kingdom of Silla in Korea (57 BC)
Pompey builds Rome's first permanent (made to stay the same for a long time) theatre (54 BC)
Battle of Carrhae: the Roman general Marcus Licinius Crassus tries to attack the Parthian Empire. Surenais defeats him at Carrhae, now Harran in Turkey; Crassus dies. (53 BC).
Battle of Alesia: Vercingetorix leads a rebellion by the Gauls. Julius Caesar defeats him. (52 BC).

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century
Decades:	80s BC 70s BC 60s BC – 50s BC – 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC
Years:	59 BC 58 BC 57 BC 56 BC 55 BC 54 BC 53 BC 52 BC 51 BC 50 BC
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments