58 BC - Definition and Overview

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: 63 BC 62 BC 61 BC 60 BC 59 BC 58 BC 57 BC 56 BC 55 BC 54 BC 53 BC

Events

• First year of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars: June - Caesar defeats the migrating Helvetii in the Battle of the Arar.
• July - Caesar decisively defeats the Helvetii in the Battle of Bibracte.
• September - Caesar decisively defeats the forces of the Germanic chieftain Ariovistus near modern Belfort
• Base year of the Vikrama era

Births

• Livia, second wife of Augustus Caesar

Deaths