57 BC

250 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	250 BC CCL BC
Ab urbe condita	504
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 74
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 34
Ancient Greek era	132nd Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4501
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−842
Berber calendar	701
Buddhist calendar	295
Burmese calendar	−887
Byzantine calendar	5259–5260
Chinese calendar	庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2448 or 2241     — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2449 or 2242
Coptic calendar	−533 – −532
Discordian calendar	917
Ethiopian calendar	−257 – −256
Hebrew calendar	3511–3512
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−193 – −192
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2851–2852
Holocene calendar	9751
Iranian calendar	871 BP – 870 BP
Islamic calendar	898 BH – 897 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2084
Minguo calendar	2161 before ROC 民前2161年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1717
Seleucid era	62/63 AG
Thai solar calendar	293–294
Tibetan calendar	阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) −123 or −504 or −1276     — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) −122 or −503 or −1275

57 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	57 BC LVII BC
Ab urbe condita	697
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 267
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy XII Auletes, 24
Ancient Greek era	180th Olympiad, year 4
Assyrian calendar	4694
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−649
Berber calendar	894
Buddhist calendar	488
Burmese calendar	−694
Byzantine calendar	5452–5453
Chinese calendar	癸亥年 (Water Pig) 2641 or 2434     — to — 甲子年 (Wood Rat) 2642 or 2435
Coptic calendar	−340 – −339
Discordian calendar	1110
Ethiopian calendar	−64 – −63
Hebrew calendar	3704–3705
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	0–1
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3044–3045
Holocene calendar	9944
Iranian calendar	678 BP – 677 BP
Islamic calendar	699 BH – 698 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	2277
Minguo calendar	1968 before ROC 民前1968年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1524
Seleucid era	255/256 AG
Thai solar calendar	486–487
Tibetan calendar	阴水猪年 (female Water-Pig) 70 or −311 or −1083     — to — 阳木鼠年 (male Wood-Rat) 71 or −310 or −1082

Year 57 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Rome

• Consuls: Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos Iunior.
• Gallic Wars:
  • May — Battle of the Axona: Julius Caesar defeats the forces of the Belgae under King Galba of the Suessiones.
  • July — Caesar defeats the Nervii in the Battle of the Sabis.
  • September — the siege and capture of Aduatuca (Tongeren) by Caesar.

Parthia

• Mithridates III becomes king of Parthia.

Asia

• Vikramaditya established Vikram era in 57 BC.
• Bak Hyeokgeose becomes the first ruler of the kingdom of Silla (traditional date).
• The city of Gwangju (the sixth largest city in South Korea) is founded.

Deaths

• Phraates III, king of Parthia
• Cleopatra VI of Egypt