53 BC
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century |
| Decades: | 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC – 50s BC – 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC |
| Years: | 56 BC 55 BC 54 BC – 53 BC – 52 BC 51 BC 50 BC |
| Gregorian calendar | 53 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 701 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1896 – -1895 |
| Bengali calendar | -645 |
| Berber calendar | 898 |
| Buddhist calendar | 492 |
| Burmese calendar | -690 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5456 – 5457 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁卯年 (2584/2644) — to —
戊辰年(2585/2645) |
| Coptic calendar | -336 – -335 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -60 – -59 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3708 – 3709 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 3 – 4 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3049 – 3050 |
| Holocene calendar | 9948 |
| Iranian calendar | 674 BP – 673 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 695 BH – 694 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2281 |
| Thai solar calendar | 491 |
Year 53 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar.
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Rome
- Consuls: Marcus Valerius Messalla and Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus.
- Parthian war
- Crassus sacks the Temple of Hierapolis and the Temple of Jerusalem on his way to engage the Parthians.
- Battle of Carrhae: Romans defeated, and Crassus killed, by Parthians led by Surena.
- Gallic War
[edit] Armenia
- Artavasdes II becomes king of Armenia.
[edit] Births
- Yang Xiong, Chinese philosopher (d. 18)
[edit] Deaths
- Marcus Licinius Crassus (b. c. 115 BC)
- Abgar II, prince of Osroene
