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Year 61 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Calpurnianus and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 693 Ab urbe condita ). The denomination 61 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe ...
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Helvetii, a Celtic people who, under pressure from Germanic peoples in the 2nd century bc, migrated from southern Germany into what is now northern Switzerland. In 61 bc, still pressed upon by the Germans, the Helvetii under Orgetorix decided to migrate to western Gaul; more than 250,000 of them embarked in March 58 bc.
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MONTH: DAY: EVENT: January. 1. Inauguration of the new consuls, M. Pupius Piso Frugi (who had served with Pompey in 67–62; he was the husband of Cinna's widow) and M. Valerius Messalla Niger (who had been expelled from the Senate in 70; he was a patrician, a Sullan optimate, and a senior pontifex.).
Month:Day:Event:January1Inauguration of the new consuls, M.January.At one of the nundinae , the Tribunus ...January25The date of Cicero's letter to his friend ...January.At a meeting of the Senate, the consul ...Year 61 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Calpurnianus and Messalla . The denomination 61 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Dec 11, 2021 · 273. 2.8K views 2 years ago. Julius Caesar is best remembered for his famous conquest of Gaul, his decisive civil war against his Roman rivals, and his eventual assassination on the Ides of March....
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