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53 BC in various calendars
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

Events

Consuls: Marcus Valerius Messalla and Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus.
Parthian war
- Crassus sacks the Temple of Hierapolis on his way to engage the Parthians.
- Battle of Carrhae: Romans defeated, and Crassus killed, by Parthians led by Surena.
Gallic War
- Caesar defeats a revolt led by Ambiorix near Sabis.
- Vercingetorix, an Arverni chieftain, leads a revolt against Caesar in Central Gaul.