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| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century |
| Decades: | 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC – 30s BC – 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC |
| Years: | 42 BC 41 BC 40 BC – 39 BC – 38 BC 37 BC 36 BC |
| 39 BC by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 39 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 715 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1882 – -1881 |
| Berber calendar | 912 |
| Buddhist calendar | 506 |
| Burmese calendar | -676 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5470 – 5471 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛巳年 (2598/2658) — to —
壬午年(2599/2659) |
| Coptic calendar | -322 – -321 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -46 – -45 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3722 – 3723 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 17 – 18 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3063 – 3064 |
| Holocene calendar | 9962 |
| Iranian calendar | 660 BP – 659 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 680 BH – 679 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2295 |
| Thai solar calendar | 505 |
Year 39 BC was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Rome
- Marcus Antonius dispatched Publius Ventidius Bassus with 11 legions to the East and drives Quintus Labienus out of Asia Minor, he retreats into Syria, where he received Parthian reinforcements. Ventidius finally defeats him in the battle at the Taurus Mountains.
- Publius Ventidius defeats Pharnastanes with his cataphracts at the Amanus Gates, and goes on to reclaim Syria, Phoenicia and Judea. Labienus flees to Cilicia, where he is captured and executed.
- Sextus Pompey, styled himself "son of Neptune", controlled Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica and the Peloponnesus is recognized by the Triumvirate in the Pact of Misenum. The pact helped to assure Rome's grain supply, the blockade on Italy is lifted.
Births
- Antonia Major, daughter of Mark Antony, grandmother of Nero and Messalina (d. bef. AD 25)
- Julia the Elder, daughter of Caesar Augustus (d. AD 14)
Deaths
- Quintus Labienus (murdered)
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