AD 7
Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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Thai solar calendar | 549–550 |
Tibetan calendar | 阳火虎年 (male Fire-Tiger) 133 or −248 or −1020 — to — 阴火兔年 (female Fire-Rabbit) 134 or −247 or −1019 |
AD 7 was a
medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era
became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Publius Quinctilius Varus is appointed governor of Germania, charged with organizing Germania between the Rhine and Elbe rivers. He carries out a census, devises tributes and recruits soldiers, all of which creates dissension among the Germanic tribes.
- Abgarus of Edessa is deposed as king of Osroene.
- Construction of the Temple of Concord begins.
China
- Zhai Yi, Governor of the Commandery of Dong (modern Emperor Ruzi of Han.
- Wang Mang puts down the rebellion during the winter. Zhai is captured and executed while Liu Xin escapes.
Persia
- Vonones I becomes ruler of the Parthian Empire (approximate date).
Africa
- The epoch of the Ethiopian calendar begins.
Births
- Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Roman general (d. AD 67)
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Deaths
- Athenodoros Cananites, Stoic philosopher (b. 74 BC)
- Aulus Licinius Nerva Silianus, Roman consul
- Glaphyra, daughter of Archelaus of Cappadocia (approximate date)
- Lucius Sempronius Atratinus, Roman politician
References
- ^ Radman-Livaja, I., Dizda, M., Archaeological Traces of the Pannonian Revolt 6–9 AD: Evidence and Conjectures, Veröffentlichungen der Altertumskommiion für Westfalen Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe, Band XVIII, p. 49