55 BC
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Heads of State
Year of The Fire Tiger丙寅( at the beginning of the year Wood Buffalo乙丑)
Syria: 257/258
Events
Politics and World Affairs
Roman Empire
- With the Lex Pompeia Licinia Marcus Licinius Crassus, the consuls and Pompey the governorship of Gaius Julius Caesar in Gaul is extended to 5 years.
- Caesar in Gaul secures the northeast of Rome.
- Caesar leaves in the war against the Germanic tribes to cross the Rhine between Koblenz and Andernach in just 10 days to build a first wooden bridge.
- Caesar's first expedition to Britain.
Egypt
- Ptolemy XII. climb for the second time the throne of Egypt, and makes his daughter Berenice IV and their followers executed immediately, Rome stationed in support troops.
Culture
- The Theatre of Pompey was inaugurated after approximately six years of construction of Pompey with magnificent games.
Born
- 55 BC: Tibullus, Roman poet († 19/18 BC)
Died
- Archelaus, Egyptian politician
- Berenice IV, Queen of Egypt (c. 77 BC )
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos, Roman politician (c. 135 BC)
- Mithridates III. , King of Parthia
- 55 BCE: Lucretius, Roman poet and philosopher (c. 97 BC)
- 55 BC: Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus, Roman politician
- 55 BC: Tigranes II, the Armenian king