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| 53 BC |
| | | The death of Crassus at Carrhae brings to an end the first triumvirate | |
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| 51 BC |
| | | The Xiongnu split into two hordes, one of them submitting to China and the other moving west | |
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| c. 50 BC |
| | | The Phoenicians discover that a blob of molten glass can be puffed out to form a hollow vessel | |
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| 47 BC |
| | | Julius Caesar concludes a campaign in Asia Minor so speedily that he declares, succinctly, Veni, vidi, vici ('I came, I saw, I conquered') | |
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| 41 BC |
| | | Keeping her appointment with Mark Antony in Tarsus, Cleopatra arrives in a golden barge, dressed as the goddess of love – and he proves susceptible | |
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| 37 BC |
| | | Antony and Cleopatra, accompanied by their three-year-old twins, marry in Antioch | |
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| 37 BC |
| | | Herod, appointed king of Judaea by the senate in Rome, establishes his rule over Palestine | |
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| 20 BC |
| | | Herod the Great, king of Judaea, begins to build a spectacular new Temple for the Jews on the sacred mount in Jerusalem | |
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| c. 6 BC |
| | | According to the Gospel account, Jesus Christ is born in Bethlehem two years before the death of Herod the Great - making the date 6 BC | |
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| 4 BC |
| | | Herod, according to the Gospel account, orders all newly born infants in Bethlehem to be killed | |
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