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• January 18 - Publius Clodius Pulcher slain by Titus Annius Milo. On hearing the news, Clodius' followers riot, and burn down the Senate House.
• Milo is tried for the murder, but despite Cicero's legal defence, he is found guilty. Milo flees execution for exile in Massilia[?].
• Romans under Julius Caesar defeat Gauls led by Vercingetorix at the Battle of Alesia.

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• Publius Clodius Pulcher, murdered on the Appian Way by Titus Annius Milo.