Biography 52
For the comic book, see 52 . Year 52 was a leap year starting on
Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
· A Roman law prohibits the execution of old and crippled slaves.
· Ananias, a high priest in Jerusalem, is sent to Rome after being
accused of violence.
· Barea Soranus is consul suffectus in Rome.
· Pliny the Elder writes his account of the German wars.
· Tiridatus I, brother of Vologese I, comes to power in Armenia as an
adversary of the Romans.
· In Britain, governor Publius Ostorius Scapula dies while campaigning
against the Silures of south Wales. His replacement is Aulus Didius Gallus,
who quells the rebellion and consolidates the gains the Romans have so far
made, but does not seek new ones.
By topic
Religion
· Saint Thomas
