50s BC Chr.

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Roman Empire

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• 59 BC BC : Gaius Iulius Caesar becomes Roman consul . As such, he introduced the Acta diurna, a daily news bulletin, the first newspaper .

Caesar's campaigns during the Gallic War

• 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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