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* [[Consul]]s: [[Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther]] and [[Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos Iunior]]. |
* [[Consul]]s: [[Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther]] and [[Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos Iunior]]. |
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* Second year of [[Julius Caesar]]'s [[Gallic Wars]]: |
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** Spring – Julius Caesar raises a further two legions ([[Legio XIII Gemina|Legio XIII]] and [[Legio XIV Gemina|Legio XIV]]), bringing his army in [[Gaul]] to eight legions (at which strength it remains until [[54 BC]]). |
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** Caesar defeats a Belgic army near Bibrax (modern-day [[Laon]]) in the territory of the [[Remi]]. He moves northwards against the Belgic tribes, the [[Nervii]] and the [[Atuatuci|Aduatuci]].<ref>Nic Fields (2014). ''Alesia 52 BC: The Final struggle for Gaul'', p. 13. {{ISBN|978-1-78200-922-1}}.</ref> |
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** May – [[Battle of the Axona]]: Caesar defeats the forces of the [[Belgae]] under King Galba of the [[Suessiones]]. |
** May – [[Battle of the Axona]]: Caesar defeats the forces of the [[Belgae]] under King Galba of the [[Suessiones]]. |
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** July – Caesar defeats the |
** July – Caesar defeats the Nervii in the [[Battle of the Sabis]]. |
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** September – The siege and capture of Aduatuca ([[Tongeren]]) by |
** September – The siege and capture of Aduatuca (modern-day [[Tongeren]]) by Caesar. |
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==== Parthia ==== |
==== Parthia ==== |
Revision as of 08:40, 11 February 2019
Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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57 BC by topic |
Politics |
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Gregorian calendar | 57 BC LVII BC |
Ab urbe condita | 697 |
Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 267 |
- Pharaoh | Ptolemy XII Auletes, 24 |
Ancient Greek era | 180th Olympiad, year 4 |
Assyrian calendar | 4694 |
Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
Bengali calendar | −649 |
Berber calendar | 894 |
Buddhist calendar | 488 |
Burmese calendar | −694 |
Byzantine calendar | 5452–5453 |
Chinese calendar | 癸亥年 (Water Pig) 2641 or 2434 — to — 甲子年 (Wood Rat) 2642 or 2435 |
Coptic calendar | −340 – −339 |
Discordian calendar | 1110 |
Ethiopian calendar | −64 – −63 |
Hebrew calendar | 3704–3705 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | 0–1 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 3044–3045 |
Holocene calendar | 9944 |
Iranian calendar | 678 BP – 677 BP |
Islamic calendar | 699 BH – 698 BH |
Javanese calendar | N/A |
Julian calendar | N/A |
Korean calendar | 2277 |
Minguo calendar | 1968 before ROC 民前1968年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1524 |
Seleucid era | 255/256 AG |
Thai solar calendar | 486–487 |
Tibetan calendar | 阴水猪年 (female Water-Pig) 70 or −311 or −1083 — to — 阳木鼠年 (male Wood-Rat) 71 or −310 or −1082 |
Year 57 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. Contemporaneously, in the Roman Republic, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Metellus (or, less frequently, year 697 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 57 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Republic
- Consuls: Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos Iunior.
- Second year of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars:
- Spring – Julius Caesar raises a further two legions (Legio XIII and Legio XIV), bringing his army in Gaul to eight legions (at which strength it remains until 54 BC).
- Caesar sends Servius Sulpicius Galba with Legio XII into the territory of the Nantuates, Seduni and the Veragri. He occupies Octodurus (modern-day Martigny) in Switzerland.
- Caesar defeats a Belgic army near Bibrax (modern-day Laon) in the territory of the Remi. He moves northwards against the Belgic tribes, the Nervii and the Aduatuci.[1]
- May – Battle of the Axona: Caesar defeats the forces of the Belgae under King Galba of the Suessiones.
- July – Caesar defeats the Nervii in the Battle of the Sabis.
- September – The siege and capture of Aduatuca (modern-day Tongeren) by Caesar.
Parthia
- Mithridates III becomes king of Parthia.
Asia
- King Vikramaditya established the Vikram era in 57 BC.
- Bak Hyeokgeose becomes the first ruler of the kingdom of Silla (traditional date).
- The city of Gwangju (the sixth largest city in South Korea) is founded.
Births
Deaths
- Boduognatus, leader of the Nervii
- Cleopatra VI, queen of Egypt
- Phraates III, king of Parthia