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| Year '''53 BC''' was a year of the ]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Messalla and Calvinus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 701 '']'''''). The denomination 53 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the ] ] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. | Year '''53 BC''' was a year of the ]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Messalla and Calvinus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 701 '']'''''). The denomination 53 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the ] ] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. | ||
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| 53 BC by topic |
| Politics |
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| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 53 BC LIII 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 | −646 – −645 |
| Berber calendar | 898 |
| Buddhist calendar | 492 |
| Burmese calendar | −690 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5456–5457 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁卯年 (Fire Rabbit) 2645 or 2438 — to — 戊辰年 (Earth Dragon) 2646 or 2439 |
| 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 |
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.
Events
By place
Rome
- Consuls: Marcus Valerius Messalla and Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus.
- Parthian war
- Crassus sacks the Temple of Hierapolis and the Temple of Jerusalem on his way to engage the Parthians.
- Battle of Carrhae: Romans defeated, and Crassus killed, by Parthians led by Surena.
- Gallic War
Armenia
- Artavasdes II becomes king of Armenia.
Births
- Yang Xiong, Chinese philosopher (d. 18)
Deaths
- Marcus Licinius Crassus (b. c. 115 BC)
- Abgar II, prince of Osroene