44 a.m. c.

The year 44 BC was either a common year beginning on a Sunday or Monday, or a leap year beginning on a Friday or Saturday (sources differ) of the Julian calendar (established the previous year).. It was also a common year beginning on a Sunday of the proleptic Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the year of the consulship of Caesar and Antony (or less frequently, year 710 Ab Urbe condita). The 44 BC naming for this year has been used since the medieval period when the Anno Dominni calendar era made it the prevalent method of naming in Europe for years.

Events

Roman Republic

• 15 March: Idus de marzo; the dictator Julio César is murdered victim of a plot. Instead of restoring order in the Republic, as expected, this event provokes a new civil war that will eventually end with the fall of the Republic and the proclamation of the Empire.
• The last civil wars of the Republic begin: First among the supporters of Caesar and the conspirators and then between Marco Antonio and Octavio. The wars will end in 31 BC with Octavian victory.
• Marco Emilio Lépido is named Pontifex Maximus.
• In Hispania, the war against Sexto Pompeyo continues. Marco Emilio Lépido stays in Hispania Citerior while Cayo Asinio Polión in Hispania Ulterior.
• 2 September: Cleopatra VII appoints his son Ptolomeo XV as a correspondent for Egypt after the sudden death of Ptolomeo XIV (sister of Cleopatra; he may have been poisoned by her).
• The Roman philosopher and writer Cicero publishes his work Philippicae.

Births

• Cneo Calpurnio Pisón, Roman politician.

Deaths

• March 15: Julius Caesar, Roman dictator.
• July: Ptolemy XIV, Pharaoh of Egypt.