42 BC
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This SourceYear 42 BC was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Rome
- October 3 — First Battle of Philippi: The Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's assassins Marcus Junius Brutus and Cassius. Although Brutus defeats Octavian, Antony defeats Cassius, who committed suicide.
- October 23 — Second Battle of Philippi: Brutus' army is decisively defeated by Antony and Octavian, he committed suicide soon after.
Births
- November 16 — Tiberius, Roman emperor
Deaths
- October 3 — Gaius Cassius Longinus, assassin of Julius Caesar (suicide)
- October 23 — Marcus Junius Brutus, protege and assassin of Julius Caesar (suicide)
- After October 23 — Porcia Catonis, wife of Brutus (suicide) (approximate date)
- Gaius Antonius, brother of Mark Antony
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