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Year 48 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Vatia.
Events
- Caesar besieges Pompey
- Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt
- Library of Alexandria burned by accident in battle
- Yuan becomes emperor of the Han Dynasty
Births
- Lucius Calpurnius Piso, consul under Caesar Augustus (d. AD 32)
- Consort Ban, Chinese concubine of Emperor Cheng of Han, also a female poet and scholar (d. 6 BC)
Deaths
- for more information, see Category:48 BC deaths.
- Pompey, Roman politician (b. 106 BC)
- Titus Annius Milo, Roman politician