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Year '''58 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Piso and Gabinius''' (or, less frequently, '''year 696 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 58 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Republic ====
* [[Consul]]s: [[Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (consul 58 BC)|Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus]] and [[Aulus Gabinius]].
* [[Publius Clodius Pulcher]], Roman [[tribune]], institutes a monthly corn dole for poor Romans, and exiles [[Cicero]] from the city.
* [[Cyprus]] becomes a [[Roman province]].
* First year of [[Julius Caesar]]'s [[Gallic Wars]]:
** Julius Caesar becomes a provincial governor ([[proconsul]]) and leads a Roman army (6 [[Roman legion]]s; [[Legio VII Claudia|Legio VII]], [[Legio VIII Augusta|Legio VIII]], [[Legio IX Hispana|Legio IX]], [[Legio X Fretensis|Legio X]], and newly levied [[Legio XI]] and [[Legio XII Fulminata|Legio XII]]) into [[Gaul]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=CaeComm.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=1&division=div2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111020232/http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=CaeComm.sgm&images=images%2Fmodeng&data=%2Ftexts%2Fenglish%2Fmodeng%2Fparsed&tag=public&part=1&division=div2|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2011|title="De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries by Julius Caesar, Book1|pages=1.7, 1.8, 1.10|access-date=March 23, 2021}}</ref> He deploys [[auxiliaries (Roman military)|auxiliaries]] as part of this army, including [[Balearic slinger|Balearic slingers]], [[Numidians|Numidian]] and [[Classical crete|Cretan]] archers,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=CaeComm.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=2&division=div2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111020249/http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=CaeComm.sgm&images=images%2Fmodeng&data=%2Ftexts%2Fenglish%2Fmodeng%2Fparsed&tag=public&part=2&division=div2|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2011|title=Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars: with the Supplementary Books attributed to Hirtius. Book Two|date=2011-01-11|page=2.7, 2.10, 2.19, 2.24|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref> and Celtic/Gallic cavalry (such as the allied [[Aedui]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=CaeComm.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=1&division=div2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111020232/http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=CaeComm.sgm&images=images%2Fmodeng&data=%2Ftexts%2Fenglish%2Fmodeng%2Fparsed&tag=public&part=1&division=div2|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2011|title=Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars: with the Supplementary Books attributed to Hirtius.|date=2011-01-11|page=1.15|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref>).
** Caesar builds a 19-mile earthwork, complete with fortifications and [[watchtower]]s, between [[Lake Geneva]] and the [[Jura Mountains]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=CaeComm.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=1&division=div2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111020232/http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=CaeComm.sgm&images=images%2Fmodeng&data=%2Ftexts%2Fenglish%2Fmodeng%2Fparsed&tag=public&part=1&division=div2|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2011|title=Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars: with the Supplementary Books attributed to Hirtius.|date=2011-01-11|page=1.8|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref>
** June &ndash; Caesar defeats the migrating [[Helvetii]] in the [[Battle of the Arar]] ([[Saône]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=CaeComm.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111020128/http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=CaeComm.sgm&images=images%2Fmodeng&data=%2Ftexts%2Fenglish%2Fmodeng%2Fparsed&tag=public&part=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2011|title=Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars: with the Supplementary Books attributed to Hirtius.|date=2011-01-11|page=1.12|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref>
** July &ndash; Caesar decisively defeats the Helvetii in the [[Battle of Bibracte]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=CaeComm.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111020128/http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=CaeComm.sgm&images=images%2Fmodeng&data=%2Ftexts%2Fenglish%2Fmodeng%2Fparsed&tag=public&part=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2011|title=Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars: with the Supplementary Books attributed to Hirtius.|date=2011-01-11|pages=1.21–1.30|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref>
** September &ndash; Caesar decisively defeats the [[Suebi]] led by King [[Ariovistus]] in the [[Battle of Vosges (58 BC)|Battle of Vosges]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=CaeComm.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111020128/http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=CaeComm.sgm&images=images%2Fmodeng&data=%2Ftexts%2Fenglish%2Fmodeng%2Fparsed&tag=public&part=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2011|title=Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic and Civil Wars: with the Supplementary Books attributed to Hirtius.|date=2011-01-11|pages=1.31–1.54|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref>
** Winter &ndash; Caesar leaves his legions in winter quarters among the [[Sequani]] (located in modern-day [[Burgundy]]) far to the north of the formal boundary of [[Gallia Narbonensis|Gallia Transalpina]]. He returns to [[Cisalpine Gaul|Gallia Cisalpina]], carrying out judicial and administrative activities.<ref>Nic Fields (2014). ''Alesia 52 BC: The final struggle for Gaul'', p. 13. {{ISBN|978-1-78200-922-1}}.</ref>

==== Egypt ====
* [[Berenice IV of Egypt|Berenice IV]] becomes queen of [[Ptolemaic Kingdom|Egypt]] after temporarily dethroning her father, King [[Ptolemy XII Auletes]].

==== Asia ====
* Base year of the [[Vikrama Samvat|Vikrama Era]], founded by [[Vikrama]], king of [[Ujjain]] in [[India]].

== Births ==
* Jumong (King [[Dongmyeong of Goguryeo|Dongmyeong]]), king of [[Goguryeo]] (d. [[AD 19]])
* [[Attica (wife of Agrippa)|Attica]], first wife of the Roman general [[Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa]]

== Deaths ==
* [[Go Museo of Bukbuyeo|Go Museo Dangun]], 6th ruler of [[Bukbuyeo|Buyeo]] ([[Korea]])
* [[Ptolemy of Cyprus]], last [[Ancient history of Cyprus#Hellenistic period|Hellenistic king]] of [[Ancient history of Cyprus|Cyprus]]

== References ==
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