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This page relates to the year -55 Calendrier Julien proleptic.

Events

Fine of the reign of Bérénice {{IV}} and re-establishment of his/her father Ptolémée {{XII}} '' Aulète Néos Dionysos '' (fine -51) by the Roman and in particular the governor of Syria Aulus Gabinius which is richly remunerated for his assistance.

With Rome, consulate of Pumped (for the second time) and of Crassus (for the second time) and First triumvirate. Distribution of the provinces: Jules César receives the Gaulle 5 years moreover, Pompée receives the Spain and Crassus the Syria.

With the consular elections, one of the candidates, L. Domitius Ahenobarbus, is driven out forum: a slave who preceded it dead tomb. Pumped and Crassus, to ensure their election, call upon the veterans of César and those employ the strong manner to decide the voters. With the elections for municipal administration, there is violent one engagements; Pumped, attacked to the Forum, returns at his place covered with blood and his wife disappears of fear. The consular elections were done with seven to eight month of delay. The Praetorian elections and edilicians have more than ten months of delay.

Jules César, attacked in the Ardenne S, federates all the people of Gaulle against Ambiorix, king of the Éburons.
Beginning of the reign of Commius, king of the Atrébates. He collaborates with César in Brittany.
Aquitanian Capitulation of the Sotiates in .

May: Jules César exterminates the Usipiens between Meuse and the Rhine.
June: The Roman soldiers build a wood bridge on the the Rhine. Jules César passes itself the Rhine and intimidates the German ones.
August 26th: Roman beginning of the invasion E unfruitful of the Great Britain by the legions of Jules César (fine in -54).

the Parthian king Mithridate {{III}} is reversed by the noble ones. His/her Orodès brother, supported by Suréna, satrap of Sacastène, succeeds to him. Mithridate takes refuge in Syria near the Roman proconsul Gabinus. He convinces this one to go against Orodès, but Gabinus having received a proposal more enticing on behalf of the king of Egypt Ptolémée {{XII}} '' Aulète '', driven out him also by its subjects, moves back and leaves for Egypt. Mithridate manages nevertheless to recruit mercenaries and seizes Séleucie by surprise. The young person Suréna (wire of the satrap) intervenes and puts the seat in front of the city, which famished, goes. Mithridate is put at died by his/her brother Orodès (-52).

Installation of the '' Forum Julii '' in Rome. Beginning of the '' Basilica Julia ''.
the Theater of Pumped, the first theater Roman permanent is built out of stone.
Arrived at Rome of the poet Horace.
Dialog of Cicéron on eloquence of the speaker .

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