52 BC

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Year of the Earth Snake己巳( at the beginning of the year Earth Dragon龙 辰)

Syria: 260/261

Events

Gallic War

• The rebellious Gauls under Vercingetorix in the Gallic War suffer a defeat against the Roman conquest army under Gaius Julius Caesar in the Battle of Avaricum. In the city conquered Caesar lets his soldiers a free hand: bring 40,000 people around.
• In the battle of Gergovia the troops of Caesar suffered a defeat against the Gauls under Vercingetorix.
• Under pressure from the invading Romans Parisii burn ( a Celtic Volkststamm ) her since the 3rd century BC existing island Fort Lutetia Parisiorum on the island in the Seine Ile de la Cité and refer it to the invaders ( Battle of Lutetia ). The Romans build Lutetia back on, fix it and stretch it even on the left bank of the Seine. There they built baths and a forum. Later Lutetia is known under the name Civitas Parisiorum or Parisia in the Roman Empire, but did not have the significance which will eventually gain the city as Paris under the Franks.
• Defeat of the Gallic cavalry at the Battle of Armançon.
• The decisive victory of the Romans under Julius Caesar on the Gauls under Vercingetorix insurgent in the Battle of Alesia ( Alise -Sainte -Reine ).

Model of the siege system of Avaricum

Rome

Died

• Publius Clodius Pulcher, Roman politician (c. 92 BC)
• Zhao Chongguo, Chinese general (* 137 BC)

• 52 BC: Surenas, Parthian commander (c. 84 BC)