Year 56 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Republic, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Philippus (or, less frequently, year 698 Ab urbe condita).

The Battle of Morbihan, also known as the Battle of Quiberon Bay, was a naval battle fought in the summer of 56 BC between the Gallic tribe of the Veneti and a Roman fleet sent by Julius Caesar. The battle was fought off the coast of Brittany in modern-day France , likely near Quiberon Bay .

What BCE and CE mean, and how they differ from BC/AD. BCE and CE stand for 'Before Common Era' and 'Common Era' respectively. The former means the same as BC and the latter is the same as AD. Thus, AD 1 and 1 CE mean the same year. These terms were first used during the 17th century.

2016年5月20日 · Gaius Julius Caesar took all measures in order to restore and strengthen the triumvirate. In the spring of 56 BC, was held a triumvirate meeting in Lucca. A meeting in Lucca was characterized by an extraordinary ceremony. The political alliance between Caesar, Pompey and Crassus was secured and the rights of triumvirate were expanded.

ROM << Despite pressure from Pompeius and Lentulus Spinther, the Romans do not agree to restore Ptolemy as king of Egypt.

2021年10月23日 · In March 56 BCE Cicero and Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus launched a campaign against Caesar in the Senate. In two speeches pro Sestio and in Vatinum , Cicero attacked Caesar, but gently enough not to provoke Pompey’s anger.

The meeting at Luca, 56 bc When Pompey left on his trip to Sardinia and Africa, he went via Luca, clearly annoyed with Cicero over the question of the ager Campanus, though he did not show this to Cicero himself, but laid the law down to Cicero’s brother Quintus when they later met in Sardinia (Quintus was one of Pompey’s legates).

2024年6月17日 · This article analyses the public attack on Clodia Metelli, a Roman aristocratic woman, by the orator Marcus Tullius Cicero in a trial in 56 BCE. Drawing on modern scandal theory, this article analyses how Cicero uses scandal dynamics to turn Clodia, the witness in the case, into the culprit.

Lucius Marcius Philippus (2), son of the above, was governor of *Syria (61–59 bce) and consul (56). He took no part in the Civil Wars. As second husband of *Atia (1) he was stepfather to *Octavian: in March 44 they both tried to dissuade him from accepting the inheritance of *Caesar.

2024年12月1日 · 56 BCE: Campaigns against the Veneti in northwestern Gaul further asserted Roman dominance. 54 BCE: The revolt led by the Eburones signaled local resistance; however, Caesar’s response was swift and brutal. 52 BCE: The culmination of resistance under Vercingetorix, culminating in the decisive Siege of Alesia.