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Events
Roman Empire
- 59 BC BC : Gaius Iulius Caesar becomes Roman consul . As such, he introduced the Acta diurna, a daily news bulletin, the first newspaper .
- 58 BC BC : Beginning of Caesar's Gallic War , fight against Helvetii and Ariovistus .
- 57 BC BC : Submission of the Belgians by Caesar.
- 56 BC BC : Victory over the Venetians , conquest of Brittany .
- 55 BC BC : Caesar's first Rhine crossing to Germania. Caesar had the first wooden bridge built to cross the Rhine between Koblenz and Andernach . Caesar's first campaign in Britain .
- 54 BC BC : Caesar's second campaign to Britain.
- 53 BC BC : Battle of Carrhae : Roman defeat against the Parthian Empire , the commander Marcus Licinius Crassus falls in battle.
- 52 BC BC : Caesar's victory over the rebellious Gauls under Vercingetorix in the battle for Alesia .
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