53 BC
Year 53 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Messalla and Calvinus (or, less frequently, year 701 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 53 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.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| Gregorian calendar | 53 BC LII BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 701 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXXIII dynasty, 271 |
| - Pharaoh | Ptolemy XII Auletes, 28 |
| Ancient Greek era | 181st Olympiad, year 4 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4698 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −645 |
| Berber calendar | 898 |
| Buddhist calendar | 492 |
| Burmese calendar | −690 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5456–5457 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁卯年 (Fire Rabbit) 2644 or 2584 — to — 戊辰年 (Earth Dragon) 2645 or 2585 |
| Coptic calendar | −336 – −335 |
| Discordian calendar | 1114 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −60 – −59 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3708–3709 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 4–5 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3048–3049 |
| Holocene calendar | 9948 |
| Iranian calendar | 674 BP – 673 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 695 BH – 694 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 2281 |
| Minguo calendar | 1964 before ROC 民前1964年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1520 |
| Seleucid era | 259/260 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 490–491 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火兔年 (female Fire-Rabbit) 74 or −307 or −1079 — to — 阳土龙年 (male Earth-Dragon) 75 or −306 or −1078 |
Events
Roman Republic
- Consuls: Marcus Valerius Messalla and Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus.
- Parthian War:
- Crassus sacks the Temple of Hierapolis and the Temple in Jerusalem on his way to engage the Parthians.
- May 6 – Battle of Carrhae: Romans defeated, and Crassus killed, by Parthians led by General Surena.
- Gallic War:
- Julius Caesar suppresses a revolt led by Ambiorix near Sabis (Northern Gaul).
- At Cenabum (modern Orléans) Roman merchants are massacred by the Carnutes.
- Vercingetorix, an Arverni chieftain, leads a revolt against Caesar in Central Gaul.
- Winter – Caesar enrolls non-citizen soldiers in Gallia Transalpina, genesis of Legio V Alaudae. He increases his army to ten legions.[1]
Armenia
- Artavasdes II becomes king of Armenia.
Births
- Aristobulus III, high priest of Jerusalem (d. 36 BC)
- Yang Xiong, Chinese politician and philosopher (d. AD 18)
Deaths
- May 6 (executed after the Battle of Carrhae)
- Marcus Licinius Crassus, Roman politician and general
- Publius Licinius Crassus, son of Marcus Licinius Crassus
- Abgar II, Arab king of Edessa (modern Turkey)
- Gaius Scribonius Curio, Roman statesman and orator
References
- Nic Fields (2010). Osprey: Command – Julius Caesar, (p. 20). ISBN 978-1-84603-928-7
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