47 BC

250 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	250 BC CCL BC
Ab urbe condita	504
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 74
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 34
Ancient Greek era	132nd Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4501
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−842
Berber calendar	701
Buddhist calendar	295
Burmese calendar	−887
Byzantine calendar	5259–5260
Chinese calendar	庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2448 or 2241     — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2449 or 2242
Coptic calendar	−533 – −532
Discordian calendar	917
Ethiopian calendar	−257 – −256
Hebrew calendar	3511–3512
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−193 – −192
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2851–2852
Holocene calendar	9751
Iranian calendar	871 BP – 870 BP
Islamic calendar	898 BH – 897 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2084
Minguo calendar	2161 before ROC 民前2161年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1717
Seleucid era	62/63 AG
Thai solar calendar	293–294
Tibetan calendar	阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) −123 or −504 or −1276     — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) −122 or −503 or −1275

47 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	47 BC XLVII BC
Ab urbe condita	707
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 277
- Pharaoh	Cleopatra VII, 5
Ancient Greek era	183rd Olympiad, year 2
Assyrian calendar	4704
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−639
Berber calendar	904
Buddhist calendar	498
Burmese calendar	−684
Byzantine calendar	5462–5463
Chinese calendar	癸酉年 (Water Rooster) 2651 or 2444     — to — 甲戌年 (Wood Dog) 2652 or 2445
Coptic calendar	−330 – −329
Discordian calendar	1120
Ethiopian calendar	−54 – −53
Hebrew calendar	3714–3715
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	10–11
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3054–3055
Holocene calendar	9954
Iranian calendar	668 BP – 667 BP
Islamic calendar	689 BH – 688 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2287
Minguo calendar	1958 before ROC 民前1958年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1514
Seleucid era	265/266 AG
Thai solar calendar	496–497
Tibetan calendar	阴水鸡年 (female Water-Rooster) 80 or −301 or −1073     — to — 阳木狗年 (male Wood-Dog) 81 or −300 or −1072

Events

By place

Rome

• Consuls: Quintus Fufius Calenus, Publius Vatinius.
• Civil War:
  • February — Roman general Julius Caesar and his ally Cleopatra VII of Egypt defeat the forces of the rival Egyptian Queen Arsinoe IV in the Battle of the Nile. Ptolemy is killed; Caesar then relieves his besieged forces in Alexandria.
  • May — Caesar defeats Pharnaces II of Pontus, king of the Bosporus, in the Battle of Zela (this is the war that Caesar tersely described veni, vidi, vici).
  • Pharaoh Cleopatra VII promotes her younger brother Ptolemy XIV of Egypt to co-ruler.
  • August, Caesar quells a mutiny of his veterans in Rome.
  • October, Caesar's invasion of Africa, against Metellus Scipio and Labienus, Caesar's former lieutenant in Gaul.

Asia

• Feng Yuan becomes consort to Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty.

Births

• June 23 — Prince Caesarion of Egypt, later Pharaoh Ptolemy XV
• Marcus Antonius Antyllus, son of Mark Antony and Fulvia

Deaths

• January 13 — Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII of Egypt (drowned in the Nile)
• Pharnaces II of Pontus