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This article concerns the period 19 BC – 10 BC.
Events
19 BC
By place
Roman Empire
- The Aeneid by the Roman poet Virgil is published after his death. The Aeneid is an epic poem in 12 books that tells the story of the foundation of Rome from the ashes of Troy.
- In Africa.
- aqueductis 21 km (13 mi) in length and supplies the city of Rome with about 100,000,000 liters of water every day.
- The Cantabrians, living on the northernmost coast of Spain, are brought under Roman control. The region is completely subdued until 16 BC.
Asia
18 BC
By place
Roman empire
- Caesar Augustus introduces the Lex Julia (Julian Laws):
- Lex Iulia de Ambitu: Penalising briberywhen acquiring political offices.
- social class boundaries.
Asia
17 BC
By place
Roman Empire
- Emperor Augustus adopts Gaius and Lucius Caesar.
- Emperor Augustus celebrates the Carmen Saeculare" is commissioned.
16 BC
By place
Roman Empire
- The Noricans having joined with the Pannonians in invading Histria, are defeated by Publius Silius Nerva, proconsul of Illyricum.
- Braga, Portugal is founded.
- Noricum is incorporated into the Roman Empire.
- Caesar Augustus reorganizes the German provinces, making Trier their capital.
- Clades Lolliana: Roman consul Marcus Lollius is defeated by a Germanic horde.
- Construction of the Maison Carrée at Nîmes in Gallia Narbonensis(approximate date).
15 BC
By place
Roman Empire
- The Augusta Vindelicorum; and Legio XXI Rapax is stationed at Regensburgin the new province.
- Drusus decides to improve the passage through the Alps for military control of Noricum and Raetia and builds the Via Claudia Augusta through Italy.
- Roman Consuls.
14 BC
By place
Roman Empire
- The Roman general Nero Claudius Drusus fortifies Augusta Vangionum, the modern city of Worms, Germany.
- Caesar Augustus makes Beeroth (modern Beirut) a colonia, named Colonia Julia Augusta Felix Berytus.
- Winter – The Roman ancientcity of Beirut.
13 BC
By place
Roman Empire
- Roman Consuls.
- The Roman general .
- Drusus is granted governor of Gaul and mobilises a Roman army to beat the Germans back across the Rhine. He travels to the North Sea and pays tribute to the Frisii.
- The Ara Pacis Augustae ("Altar of Augustan Peace") is commissioned by the Roman Senate to honor the triumphal return of Emperor Augustus from Hispaniaand Gaul.
- Revolt in Thrace against Roman rule led by Vologases.
12 BC
By place
Roman Empire
- Marcus Valerius Messalla Appianus and Publius Sulpicius Quirinius are Roman consuls.
- Delmataeians.
- Roman armies based at Xanten, Cologne and Mainz campaign beyond the Rhine.
- First official mention of Argentoratum, the city known in modern times as Strasbourg.
- Emperor Pontifex Maximus.
- Approximate date – Pyramid of Cestius erected in Rome.
India
- King Azes II dies. The rule of the Indo-Scythians crumbles as the Kushans, one of the five tribes of the Yuezhi who live in Bactria expand into India to create a Kushan Empire.
By topic
Astronomy
- Comet Halleymakes an appearance.
11 BC
By place
Roman Empire
- Roman Consuls.[3]
- Battle of the Lupia River: Roman forces under Augustus's stepson Nero Claudius Drusus win a victory in Germania.[4]
- Battle of Arbalo: Roman forces under Augustus's stepson Nero Claudius Drusus beat off a Germanian ambush.[5]
- May – Drusus secures the Haltern, and Oberaden.
10 BC
By place
Roman Empire
- The Piazza Montecitorio.
- The Romans build a bridge across the Rhine near Bonn (approximate date).
- A Roman military camp is established at Speyer (Germany).
Significant people
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Births
19 BC
- Vipsania Julia Agrippina, daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder
18 BC
17 BC
- Antonia Major (d. AD 40)
- Arminius, Germanic chieftain who defeated the Romans at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (d. AD 21)
- Lucius Caesar, son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder (d. AD 2)
15 BC
- May 24 – Germanicus, Roman general (d. AD 19)[6]
- Alexander, Herodian prince of Judea
- Phaedrus, Roman fabulist and writer
14 BC
- Agrippina the Elder, daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder (d. AD 33)[7]
- Claudia Pulchra, daughter of Paullus Aemilius Lepidus and Claudia Marcella Minor (d. AD 26)
- Drusus Julius Caesar, son of the Emperor Tiberius and step-grandson of the Emperor Augustus (d. AD 23)
13 BC
- Artaxias III, Roman client king of Armenia (d. AD 34)
- Livilla, daughter of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia Minor (d. AD 31)[9]
12 BC
- Agrippa Postumus, son of Julia the Elder and grandson of Augustus (d. AD 14)
11 BC
- Herod Agrippa, king of Judea (d. AD 44)
10 BC
- August 1 – Claudius, Roman emperor (d. AD 54)[10]
- )
- Antonia Tryphaena, Thracian princess
- Antonia Major (d. AD 54)
- Thusnelda, Germanic noblewoman (approximate date)
Deaths
19 BC
- September 21 – Virgil, Roman poet (b. 70 BC)
- Albius Tibullus, Roman poet (b. 54 BC)
18 BC
17 BC
- Asander, Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom (b. 110 BC)
16 BC
- Aemilius Macer, Roman didactic poet and writer
- Scribonius, Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom
- Wang, Chinese empress of the Western Han dynasty
15 BC
- Lucius Munatius Plancus, Roman consul (b. c. 87 BC)
- equestrian (friend of Augustus)
14 BC
- Lucius Varius Rufus, Roman Latin poet and writer
- Sulpicia, wife of Lucius Cornelius Lentulus
13 BC
- Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Roman consul (b. c. 90 BC)
- Paullus Aemilius Lepidus, Roman consul (b. c. 77 BC)
- Rhescuporis II, king of the Odrysian Kingdom
12 BC
- Gaius Caninius Rebilus, Roman senator and suffect consul
- Marcus Valerius Messalla Appianus, Roman consul (b. c. 45 BC)
- Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Roman statesman (b. c. 63 BC)
- Mithridates III, king of Commagene (Armenia)
- Sextius Propertius, Roman Latin poet and writer (b. c. 50–45 BC)
11 BC
- Octavia the Younger, sister of Augustus (b. 69 BC)[12]
10 BC
References
- ^ a b "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ Alison E. Cooley, The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy (Cambridge: University Press, 2012), p. 457.
- ^ Cassius Dio, Roman History LIV.33
- OCLC 835973451.
- ^ Hurley, Donna (28 November 2004). "Roman Emperors - DIR Germanicus". Archived from the original on July 7, 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-415-40897-4.
- ISBN 978-3-447-05226-9.
- ISBN 978-1-135-97125-0.
- ^ "BBC - History - Claudius". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ John Scheid, "Scribonia Caesaris et les Cornelii Lentuli", Bulletin de Correspondance Hellénique, 100 (1976), pp. 485-491
- ^ Suet. Div. Aug. 61. A Roman child is 1 year old until its 365th day, when it becomes 2. Thus Augustus' 54th year = 10 BC, since he was born in 63. Note that Dio 54.35.4-5 is not datable.