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Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Herod Archelaus, ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea, is deposed and banished to Vienne in Gaul. Herod Archelaus (23 BC – c 18 AD was the Ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Edom from 4 BC to 6 AD Samaria, or the Shomron ( שֹׁמְרוֹן, Standard Šoməron Tiberian Šōmərôn Judea or Judæa ( Hebrew: יהודה Standard Yəhuda Tiberian Yəhûḏāh, "praised This article is about the French department Do not confuse with the Austrian capital Vienna. Gaul (Gallia was the Roman name for the region of Western Europe comprising present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western
• Iudaea and Moesia become Roman provinces; Syria is guarded by legions X Fretensis, III Gallica, VI Ferrata, and XII Fulminata. Kingdom of Judea redirects here For the 10th-6th century BCE kingdom see Kingdom of Judah Iudaea ( Hebrew: יהודה Standard Moesia (Μοισία Moisía; Мизия Miziya; Moesia Мезија Mezija) was an ancient region and Roman province situated in the The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Syria was a Roman province, conquered in 64 BC by Pompey, as a consequence of his military presence after pursing victory in the Third Mithridatic Legio X Fretensis (Latin "Tenth legion of the sea strait " was a Roman legion levied by Augustus in 41 / 40 BC Legio III Gallica was a Roman legion levied by Julius Caesar around 49 BC, for his civil war against the conservative republicans Legio VI Ferrata ( Ironclad) was a Roman legion. Ferrata was not the only name that Legion VI was called it was also known as Fidelas Constans Legio XII Fulminata ("wielder of the thunderbolt" also known as Paterna, Victrix, Antiqua, Certa Constans, and Galliena
• Augustus sets up a special treasury, the aerarium militare, to pay bonuses to retiring legion veterans.
• Tiberius makes Carnuntum his base of operations against Maroboduus; The Roman legion XX Valeria Victrix fights with Tiberius against the Marcomanni. Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (or Tiberius I) born Tiberius Claudius Nero (November 16 42 BC – March 16 AD 37) was the second Roman Carnuntum (Καρνοιις in Ptolemy) was an important Roman army camp in what is now Austria. Marbod or Maroboduus (born c in 30 BC died in AD 37 was king of the Marcomanni. For other uses see Legion The Roman Legion (from Latin legio "military levy Conscription," Legio XX Valeria Victrix was a Roman legion, probably raised by Augustus some time after 31 BC. Marcomanni were a Germanic tribe, probably related to the Buri, Suebi or Suevi
• The Pannonians, with the Dalmatians and other Illyrian tribes, revolt, only to be overcome by Tiberius after a hard-fought three year long campaign.
• The building of a Roman fort signifies the origin of the city of Wiesbaden. Wiesbaden, a city in southwest Germany, is the capital of the state of Hesse.
• Caecina Severus is made governor of Moesia.
• Publius Sulpicius Quirinius becomes Governor of Syria and nominally of Judea.
• Quirinius conducts a census in Judea (according to Josephus), which results in a revolt in the province, led by Judas the Galilean, and supported by the Pharisee Zadok. Publius Sulpicius Quirinius ( Greek Κυρήνιος - Kyrenios or Cyrenius, c A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population Judea or Judæa ( Hebrew: יהודה Standard Yəhuda Tiberian Yəhûḏāh, "praised Josephus (AD 37 – c 100 also known as Yosef Ben Matityahu (Joseph son of Matthias and after he became a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus Judas of Galilee or Judas of Gamala led a violent resistance to a census imposed for Roman tax purposes by Quirinius (sometimes spelled "Cyrenius" The word Pharisees ( lat. pharisæ|us, - i) comes from the Hebrew פרושים perushim from פרוש parush, meaning "separated" The revolt is repressed, and the rebels are crucified, but it results in the birth of the Zealot movement, the members of which regard God as their only master.
• Due to a food shortage in Rome, Augustus doubles the corn rations distributed to the people. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was
• Due to a catastrophic fire in Rome, the barracks system is created to allow quicker response in the case of emergencies.
• Augustus banishes Agrippa Postumus, one of his adopted sons, to the island of Planasia. Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa Postumus (12 BC-14 also known as Agrippa Postumus or Postumus Agrippa, was a son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the
• Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and Lucius Arruntius become Roman consuls. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was a common name for several successive generations of a family in Ancient Rome: Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 187 BC, Lucius Arruntius (ca 60 BC &ndash AD 10 was a Roman Admiral. He saw action during the War with Sextus Pompeius, and the war of Mark Antony
• Theophilus becomes Archon of Athens. This is a list of the eponymous archons of Athens. Background The Archon was the chief Magistrate in many Greek cities but in There are no further records of Archons until after 23. This article is about the year AD 23 For other uses see 23 (number, 23 (numerology, or 23 (disambiguation.

Africa

• Juba II of Maurentia and Numidia marries Glaphyra, a princess from Cappadocia. Juba II ( Iuba in Latin Ιóβας (Ιóβα or Ιουβας in Greek) or Juba II of Numidia (reigned 25 BC - 23 AD was a king Glaphyra (died around 7 was a Princess of Cappadocia and daughter of King Archelaus of Cappadocia. Cappadocia (or Capadocia, Turkish Kapadokya, from Greek: Καππαδοκία / Kappadokía which in turn is from the Persian: The marriage is brief as Glaphyra falls for Herod Archelaus and moves to Judea (This union is partially responsible for Herod's ouster from Judea).
• Following the ousting of Orodes III, Vorones I is appointed by Rome as King of Parthia. Orodes III of Parthia was raised to the throne of the Parthian Empire by the magnates after the death of Phraates V of Parthia (ruled c Parthian grandees refuse to accept him as king and invite Artabanus II, another member of the Arsacid house, to the throne, precipitating civil war. Artabanus II of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire from about AD 10 to 38

China

• January — Some Chinese fear for the life of the young, ailing Emperor Ping Di as the planet Mars disappears behind the moon this month. Family background and life as imperial prince Then-Liu Jizi was born in 9 BC ^[1]
• February 3 — the boy emperor, Ping Di dies of unexpected causes at age 14; Wang Mang alone selects the new emperor, the Ruzi Ying, age 2,^[1] starting the Jushe era of the Han Dynasty. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Family background and life as imperial prince Then-Liu Jizi was born in 9 BC Wang Mang ( (45 BC&ndashOctober 6 23 Courtesy name Jujun (巨君 was a Han Dynasty official who seized the throne from the Liu family Emperor Ruzi of Han (AD 5&ndashAD 25 commonly known as " Ying the Kid " ( and with the personal name of Liu Ying (劉嬰 was last emperor The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China.
• Candidates for government office must take civil-service examinations.
• The imperial Liu clan suspect the intentions of Wang Mang and foment agrarian rebellions during the course of Ruzi Ying's reign. Wang Mang ( (45 BC&ndashOctober 6 23 Courtesy name Jujun (巨君 was a Han Dynasty official who seized the throne from the Liu family The first of these is led by Liu Chong, Marquess of Ang-Zong (a/k/a Marquis of An-chung), with a small force starting in^[1] May or June.

Births

• Jesus, usually considered the latest possible year of birth, based on the Quirinius census in that year (historicity questionable). Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Publius Sulpicius Quirinius ( Greek Κυρήνιος - Kyrenios or Cyrenius, c A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population
• Nero Caesar, son of Germanicus and Agrippina the elder (d. Nero Julius Caesar Germanicus (6&ndash30 was a close relative of the Roman Emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Germanicus Julius Caesar ( 24 May 16 BC or 15 BC&ndash October 10, 19) Julia Vipsania Agrippina ( Classical Latin: AGRIPPINA•GERMANICI (14 BC – 18 October 33) most commonly known as Agrippina Major 30).
• Milonia Caesonia, Roman empress (d. Milonia Caesonia ( PIR2 M 590 (6-41 was a Roman Empress She rose from modest origins to become the fourth and last wife of the Roman Emperor Caligula 41).

Deaths

• Cleopatra Selene (II), Egyptian ruler of Cyrenaica and Libya (born 40 BC)
• Orodes III of Parthia, briefly Emperor of Parthia

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Klingaman, William K. Cleopatra Selene II ( Greek: η Κλεοπάτρα Σελήνη, 25 December 40 BC - 6 AD) also known as Cleopatra VIII of Egypt Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Orodes III of Parthia was raised to the throne of the Parthian Empire by the magnates after the death of Phraates V of Parthia (ruled c Parthia ( Middle Persian: اشکانیان Ashkâniân) was an Iranian civilization situated in the northeastern part of modern Iran , The First Century: Emperors, Gods and Everyman, 1990, p 66