39 BC Facts for Kids

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century
Decades:	60s BC 50s BC 40s BC – 30s BC – 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC
Years:	42 BC 41 BC 40 BC – 39 BC – 38 BC 37 BC 36 BC

39 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	39 BC XXXVIII BC
Ab urbe condita	715
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 285
- Pharaoh	Cleopatra VII, 13
Ancient Greek era	185th Olympiad, year 2
Assyrian calendar	4712
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−631
Berber calendar	912
Buddhist calendar	506
Burmese calendar	−676
Byzantine calendar	5470–5471
Chinese calendar	辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 2658 or 2598 — to — 壬午年 (Water Horse) 2659 or 2599
Coptic calendar	−322 – −321
Discordian calendar	1128
Ethiopian calendar	−46 – −45
Hebrew calendar	3722–3723
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	18–19
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3062–3063
Holocene calendar	9962
Iranian calendar	660 BP – 659 BP
Islamic calendar	680 BH – 679 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	39 BC XXXVIII BC
Korean calendar	2295
Minguo calendar	1950 before ROC 民前1950年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1506
Seleucid era	273/274 AG
Thai solar calendar	504–505
Tibetan calendar	阴金蛇年 (female Iron-Snake) 88 or −293 or −1065 — to — 阳水马年 (male Water-Horse) 89 or −292 or −1064

Year 39 BC was either a common year starting on Friday, Saturday or Sunday or a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Censorinus and Sabinus.

Events

Marcus Antonius sent Publius Ventidius Bassus with 11 legions to Asia Minor. Publius Ventidius reclaims Syria, Phoenicia and Judea.
Sextus Pompey controlled Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica and the Peloponnesus. He is recognized by the Triumvirate in the Pact of Misenum.