60 BCE

Gaius Julius Caesar suppresses an uprising and conquers all of Lusitania for Rome. Creation of the First Triumvirate, an informal political alliance between Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great and Marcus Licinius Crassus (or 59 BC). The Han dynasty government establishes the Protectorate of the Western Regions, the highest military position of a military commander on the Western frontier (Tarim Basin).

In the 60s BC, the 1st century BC.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Creation of the First Triumvirate, an informal political alliance between Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great and Marcus Licinius Crassus (or 59 BC).source

Conflict & Security

  • Gaius Julius Caesar suppresses an uprising and conquers all of Lusitania for Rome.source
  • The Han dynasty government establishes the Protectorate of the Western Regions, the highest military position of a military commander on the Western frontier (Tarim Basin).source

Crime & Justice

  • The Seleucid Empire comes to an end with the last two emperors being murdered on orders from Rome.source

Births

  • Ptolemy XIV, king (pharaoh) of Egypt (or 59 BC)source
  • Curia, wife of Quintus Lucretius Vespillo (approximate date)source
  • Tryphon, Greek grammarian (approximate date)source

Deaths

  • Su Wu, Chinese diplomat and statesman (born 140 BC)source
  • Aretas III Philhellen, king of Nabatea (approximate date)source