63 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

63 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	63 BC LXIII BC
Ab urbe condita	691
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 261
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy XII Auletes, 18
Ancient Greek era	179th Olympiad, year 2
Assyrian calendar	4688
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−655
Berber calendar	888
Buddhist calendar	482
Burmese calendar	−700
Byzantine calendar	5446–5447
Chinese calendar	丁巳年 (Fire Snake) 2635 or 2428     — to — 戊午年 (Earth Horse) 2636 or 2429
Coptic calendar	−346 – −345
Discordian calendar	1104
Ethiopian calendar	−70 – −69
Hebrew calendar	3698–3699
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−6 – −5
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3038–3039
Holocene calendar	9938
Iranian calendar	684 BP – 683 BP
Islamic calendar	705 BH – 704 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2271
Minguo calendar	1974 before ROC 民前1974年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1530
Seleucid era	249/250 AG
Thai solar calendar	480–481
Tibetan calendar	阴火蛇年 (female Fire-Snake) 64 or −317 or −1089     — to — 阳土马年 (male Earth-Horse) 65 or −316 or −1088

Year 63 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Rome

• Pompey conquers Phonecia, Coele-Syria, and Judea for Rome.
• Establishment of the Decapolis and Year 1 of the Pompeian era.
• Roman annexation of Judea as a client kingdom. King Judah Aristobulus II removed from power, while his brother John Hyrcanus II is reappointed king (ethnarch) under Roman suzerainty and high priest, until 40 BC.
• Massacre of over 12,000 Jews on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem by Roman troops in support of John Hyrcanus II against Aristobulus II.
• Julius Caesar elected Pontifex Maximus. Caesar also elected praetor for 62.
• Marcus Tullius Cicero is senior consul. He is the first novus homo (new man) to be elected to the consulship in 31 years.
• Cato the younger is elected tribune of the people for 62, taking office in early December 63.
• Catiline's conspiracy against the Roman Republic is foiled.

Pontus

• Pharnaces II becomes King of Pontus

Births

• September 23 — Augustus Octavius Caesar, first Roman Emperor (d. AD 14)
• Strabo — Greek historian, geographer and philosopher (d. c. AD 24)
• Didymus Chalcenterus — Greek scholar and grammarian (approximate date) (d. c. AD 10)
• Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa — Roman statesman and general (d. 12 BC)

Deaths

• Those involved in the organisation of the Catilinarian conspiracy in Rome, including Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura.
• Mithridates VI, King of Pontus
• Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, pontifex maximus and general (b. c. 130 BC or 127 BC)