Important Historical Events of the year 42, Year 42 in History

List of 42 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 42

What happened in the year 42?

Date Event
January 1, 42 The Roman Senate posthumously deifies Julius Caesar.
October 3, 42 Liberators' civil war: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight to a draw Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius in the first part of the Battle of Philippi, where Cassius commits suicide believing the battle is lost.
October 23, 42 Liberators' civil war: Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat an army under Brutus in the second part of the Battle of Philippi, with Brutus committing suicide and ending the civil war.