40s BC

Events and trends

 * Civil war in between  and forces of the  ( - ).Julius Caesar emerges victorious and becomes  for life.
 * , is ated by 23 members of a  against him. The most prominent among the latter were  and ..

Significant people

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Deaths

 * Julius Caesar (March 15)