- 57 BC
__NOTOC__Year 57 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Rome
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Consul s:Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther andQuintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos Iunior .
*Gallic Wars :
**May —Battle of the Axona :Julius Caesar defeats the forces of theBelgae under King Galba of theSuessiones .
**July — Caesar defeats theNervii in theBattle of the Sabis .
**September — the siege and capture of Aduatuca (Tongeren ) by Caesar.Parthia
*Mithridates III becomes king of Parthia.
Asia
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Vikramaditya established Vikram era in 57 BC.
*Bak Hyeokgeose becomes the first ruler of the kingdom ofSilla (traditional date).
*The city ofGwangju (the sixth largest city in South Korea) is founded.Births
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Deaths
*Phraates III, king of
Parthia
*Cleopatra VI of Egypt
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