Events and trends

• Civil war in Roman Republic between Julius Caesar and forces of the Roman Senate (49 - 45 BC). The former emerges victorious and becomes Roman dictator for life.
• Julius Caesar, Roman dictator is assassinated by 23 members of a conspiracy against him. The most prominent among the later were Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. (March 15, 44 BC).

Significant people

• Julius Caesar, Roman dictator (lived 100 - 44 BC, term 46 - 44 BC).
• Marcus Junius Brutus, Roman politician ( 85 - 42 BC).
• Mark Antony, Roman politician and general ( 83 - 30 BC).
• Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt (lived 70/ 69 - 30 BC, reigned 51 - 30 BC).
• Gaius Iulius Caesar Octavianus, Roman politician and general (62 BC - 14).
• Pharaoh Ptolemy XV Caesarion (lived 47 - 30 BC, reigned 44 - 30 BC).
• Gaius Cassius Longinus, Roman politician (died 42 BC).

40s BC

40'erne f.Kr. | 40er v. Chr. | Años 40 adC | K. a. 40ko hamarkada | Années -40 | 40ih p.n.e. | Anni 40 a.C. | I. e. 40-es évek | Década de 40 a.C. | Anii 40 î.Hr. | 40-е до н. э. | 40s BC | 40. roky 1. storočia pred Kr. | 40. pr. n. št. | 40-luku eaa | MA 40. yıllar | 40-ві до Р.Х. | 前40年代