AD 12
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| Thai solar calendar | 554–555 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金羊年 (female Iron-Goat) 138 or −243 or −1015 — to — 阳水猴年 (male Water-Monkey) 139 or −242 or −1014 |
AD 12 (medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Annius Rufus is appointed Prefect of Judea.
- Augustus orders a major invasion of Germany beyond the Rhine.
- Quirinius returns from Judea to become a counselor to Tiberius.
- The Armenian Artaxiad dynasty is overthrown by the Romans.
By topic
Arts and sciences
- Ovid stops writing Fasti, because of the lack of resources (being far from the libraries of Rome). He completes 6 books that detail festivals found in the Roman calendar.[1]
Births
- 68 AD)
- 41 AD)
Deaths
- Rhoemetalces I – king of the Odrysian kingdom of Thrace from 12 BC to 12 AD
References
- ^ "The Fasti". academic.oup.com. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ISBN 978-90-04-13577-2.