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This page relates to the year -50 .

Synopsis 1 Events 1.1 Africa 1.2 India 1.3 Europe 1.4 Roman world 2 Art & culture 3 Births 4 Death

Events

• Climatic reheating (-50/).

Africa

• Sailors alexandriotes go along the East coast of until Rhapta (probably the mouth of the Rufii river in ) inIndian Ocean.

India

• The king Kharavela Kalinga () conquers the North-East of.
• Died ofHipastratus, last Greek king of Gandhara, which is devastated by Parthes.

• Development of « mahayana "in central India; first human representations of .

• Large stûpa of Sânchî.

Europe

• of is pushed back by Daces towards the West and North.
• Catch ofOlbia on Euxine Sea by Gètes.

Roman world

• With , of L. Aemilius Paullus, C. Claudius Marcellus.
• Negotiations enters and to obtain a second consulate.
• Salluste is excluded from for immorality (return in thanks to César).
• delivers goods of corn requisitions to the poor.
• Chinese silk arrives to Rome.

Art & culture

• End of the third Sangam poets tamouls (according to the tradition).
• De Bello Gallico, of César.
• Construction of the theatre of Marcellus in Rome (end in ).
• Arrival of in Rome.
• Construction of the clock ofAndronikos Kyrrestes said " Turn of the Winds "with .
• Group Laocoon, chief of?uvre of the sculpture of the school of Rhodos.

Births

Death

• Hortensius Hortalus, preserving Latin speaker (born in ).
• Pseidonios ofApamée, erudite Greek who binds the phenomena of tide with the movements of the sun and the moon (born v. ).