| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century |
| Decades: | 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC – 50s BC – 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC |
| Years: | 61 BC 60 BC 59 BC – 58 BC – 57 BC 56 BC 55 BC |
| 58 BC by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 58 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 696 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1901 – -1900 |
| Berber calendar | 893 |
| Buddhist calendar | 487 |
| Burmese calendar | -695 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5451 – 5452 |
| Chinese calendar | [[Sexagenary cycle|]]年 (2579/2639) — to —
[[Sexagenary cycle|]]年(2580/2640) |
| Coptic calendar | -341 – -340 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -65 – -64 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3703 – 3704 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | -2 – -1 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3044 – 3045 |
| Holocene calendar | 9943 |
| Iranian calendar | 679 BP – 678 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 700 BH – 699 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2276 |
| Thai solar calendar | 486 |
Year 58 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Rome
- Consuls: Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus and Aulus Gabinius.
- Publius Clodius Pulcher, Roman tribune, institutes a monthly corn dole for poor Romans, and exiles Cicero from the city.
- Cyprus becomes a Roman province.
- First year of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars:
- June—Caesar defeats the migrating Helvetii in the Battle of the Arar.
- July—Caesar decisively defeats the Helvetii in the Battle of Bibracte.
- September—Caesar decisively defeats the Suebi lead by Ariovistus in the Battle of Vosges.
Egypt
- Berenice IV becomes queen of Egypt after temporarily dethroning her father, Ptolemy XII Auletes.
Asia
- Base year of the Vikrama Era, founded by Vikrama, king of Ujjain in India.
- Jumong becomes the 7th ruler of Buyeo.
Births
- Livia, second wife of Augustus Caesar (d. AD 29)
Deaths
- Go Museo Dangun, 6th ruler of Bukbuyeo
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