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52 BC

Year 52 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pompeius and Scipio (or, less frequently, year 702 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 52 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.

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Roman Republic

  • Consuls: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus.
  • Pompey marries Cornelia Metella.
  • Milo is tried for the murder of Clodius. Despite Cicero's legal defence (Pro Milone) he is found guilty and exiled in Massilia (modern Marseille).
  • Last year of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars:
  • March – Siege and capture of Avaricum (Bourges).
  • April–May – Siege and repulse from Gergovia.
  • July – Battle of the Vingeanne: Caesar rebuffs with his German auxiliaries an Gallic cavalry attack of Vercingetorix.
  • Summer – Siege of Alesia: Caesar spread out his legions around the Oppidum and builds a string of fortifications.
  • September – Battle of Alesia: Caesar defeats the Gauls led by Vercingetorix (who surrenders on October 3), breaking the back of the Gallic insurrection. The final pacification of Gaul is complete the following year.
  • Winter – Caesar crosses Mons Cevenna (central Gaul) and sends his army through the passes covered with snowdrifts to take the rebellious Arverni by surprise.

    • Births

  • Fenestella, Roman historian (approximate date)
  • Juba II, king of Numidia (d. AD 23)

    • Deaths

  • January 18 – Publius Clodius Pulcher, murdered on the Appian Way by Titus Annius Milo (b. 93 BC)
  • Surena, Parthian General (b. 84 BC)

    • References

    52 BC Wikipedia
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