47 BC

47 BC in other calendars
Gregorian calendar	47 BC; XLVI 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); 2650 or 2590; — to —; 甲戌年 (Wood Dog); 2651 or 2591
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

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century
Decades:	70s BC 60s BC 50s BC – 40s BC – 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC
Years:	50 BC 49 BC 48 BC – 47 BC – 46 BC 45 BC 44 BC

Year 47 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In this year Julius Caesar was Dictator of the Roman Republic.

Events

Caesar stops a mutiny
Caesar invades Africa
Cleopatra VII promotes her younger brother Ptolemy XIV of Egypt to co-ruler
Julius Caesar and his ally Cleopatra VII of Egypt defeat the forces of the rival Egyptian Queen Arsinoe IV
Caesar defeats Pharnaces II of Pontus, king of the Bosporus, in the Battle of Zela
Feng Yuan becomes consort to Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty

for more information, see Category:47 BC births.

Gregorian calendar	47 BC XLVI 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) 2650 or 2590 — to — 甲戌年 (Wood Dog) 2651 or 2591
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