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| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
| Centuries: | 2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century |
| Decades: | 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC – 0s BC – 0s 10s 20s |
| Years: | 9 BC 8 BC 7 BC 6 BC 5 BC 4 BC 3 BC 2 BC 1 BC |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
This article concerns the period 9 BC – 1 BC, the last nine years of the 1st century BC. Note that there is no year zero (0) in either the proleptic Gregorian calendar or Julian calendar. Hence 1 BC is followed by the year AD 1.
AD 1 is the first year of the Anno Domini era and of the Common Era. In 525 (the consulship of Probus Junior [Flavius Probus]), a Christian monk named Dionysius Exiguus stated that the incarnation of Jesus occurred 525 years earlier.[1] Whether Dionysius regarded "incarnation" as Jesus' birth or conception, and whether Dionysius placed it in 1 BC or AD 1 are debated by modern scholars. Nevertheless, these same scholars believe Jesus was actually born a few years earlier, during this decade.
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[edit] Events and trends
- 9 BC- Pannonia incorporated in the Roman Empire as part of Illyria.
- 9 BC- The Ara Pacis (Altar of Peace) was dedicated.
- 9 BC- Tiberius continues the conquest of Germany.
- 8 BC- Koblenz (then known as "Ad Confluentes") in modern-day Germany founded (originally as a Roman military post).
- 6 BC- Caesar Augustus sent ferrets (named 'viverrae' by Plinius) to the Balearic Islands to control the rabbit plagues.
- 6 BC- Tiberius sent to Armenia, then retires to Rhodes.
- 6 – 4 BC Jesus of Nazareth is born.
- 4 BC- Archelaus becomes ethnarch of Judea. Herod Antipas becomes tetrarch of Galilee and Perea.
- 2 BC- Julia the Elder, daughter of Augustus and Scribonia is exiled on charges of treason and adultery to Pandateria; her mother Scribonia accompanies her.
- 2 BC- Caesar Augustus was proclaimed Pater Patriae by the Roman Senate.[2]
- 1 BC- Modern city of Alcalá de Henares founded in modern-day Spain.
- 1 BC- Ovid writes the Ars Amatoria.
- Unknown Date- Mithradatkirt, the Parthian capital, is totally destroyed by an earthquake sometime in this decade.
[edit] Significant people
- Tigranes IV, King of Armenia, r. 12–1 BC
- Erato, Queen of Armenia, 8–5 BC, 2 BC – 2 AD, 6–11
- Artavasdes III, King of Armenia, r. 5–2 BC
- Ariobarzan of Atropatene, Client King of Armenia, r. 1 BC – 2 AD
- Chend Di, Emperor of Han Dynasty China, r. 32–7 BC
- Ai Di, Emperor of Han Dynasty China, r. 7–1 BC
- Ping Di, Emperor of Han Dynasty China, r. 1 BC – 5 AD
- Wang Mang, Chinese statesman and future emperor of China
- Dong Xian, Han Dynasty Chinese official under Emperor Ai of Han
- Antiochus III, King of Commagene, r. 12 BC – 17 AD
- Arminius, Germanic war chief (18 BC/17 BC – AD 21)
- Lugaid Riab nDerg, Legendary High King of Ireland, r. 33–9 BC
- Conchobar Abradruad, Legendary High King of Ireland, r. 9–8 BC
- Crimthann Nia Náir, Legendary High King of Ireland, r. (8 BC – 9 AD)
- Strato II and Strato III, co-kings of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, r. 25 BC – 10 AD
- Suinin, Legendary Emperor of Japan, r. 29 BC – 70 AD
- Amanishakheto, King of Kush, r. 10–1 BC
- Natakamani, King of Kush, r. 1 BC – AD 20
- Phraates IV, king of the Parthian Empire, r. 38–2 BC
- Phraates V, king of the Parthian Empire, r. 2 BC – 4 AD
- Musa of Parthia, mother and co-ruler with Phraates V, r. 2 BC – 4 AD
- Caesar Augustus, Roman Emperor (27 BC – AD 14)
- Nero Claudius Drusus, Roman Consul, in office 9 BC
- Gaius Caesar, Roman general
- Livy, Roman historian
- Ovid, Roman poet
- Quirinius, Roman nobleman and politician
- Tiberius, Roman general, statesman, and future emperor.
- Herod the Great, Client king of Judea
- Hillel the Elder, Jewish scholar and Nasi of the Sanhedrin, in office c. 31 BC–9 AD
- Shammai, Jewish scholar and Av Beit Din of the Sanhedrin, in office 20 BC-20 AD
- Hyeokgeose, King of Silla, r. 57 BC-4 AD
[edit] Births
- 9 BC- Emperor Ping of Han (d. 6)
- 9 BC- Asconius Pedianus, Roman grammarian and historian
- 8 BC- Empress Wang (d. 23)
- 5 BC— Guangwu, Emperor of China (d. 57)
- 4 BC- Herod Philip II, tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis
- 3 BC- Seneca the Younger, Roman statesman (d. AD 65)
- 3 BC- Servius Sulpicius Galba, Roman general and emperor (d. AD 69)
- 1 BC- Ptolemy of Mauretania, client king of Mauretania (d. AD 40)
- 1 BC- St. Matthew, Figure of early Christianity, specifically an Apostle
- Date Unknown- John the Baptist, Jewish religious teacher
- Date Unknown- Jesus, Jewish teacher and central figure of Christianity (6 BC? – AD 30)
[edit] Deaths
- 9 BC- Nero Claudius Drusus, Roman statesman and military commander
- 8 BC- Horace, Roman poet (b. 65 BC)
- 8 BC- Gaius Maecenas, Roman politician and patron of the arts (b. 70 BC)
- 8 BC- Empress Xu
- 8 BC- Liu Xiang, Chinese scholar
- 8 BC- Polemon, client king of Cilicia, Pontus, Colchis and the Bosporan Kingdom.
- 7 BC- Emperor Cheng of Han (b. 51 BC)
- 7 BC- Consort Zhao Hede
- 7 BC- Aristobulus IV, Judean Prince (son of Herod the Great)
- 7 BC- Geumwa, king of Dongbuyeo (located on the Korean Peninsula)
- 6 BC- Consort Ban, Chinese concubine of Emperor Cheng of Han, also a female poet and scholar (born 48 BC)
- 6 BC- Consort Feng Yuan (b. c. 48 BC)
- 5 BC- Curia, Wife and loyal supporter of Quintus Lucretius Vespillo
- 4 BC- Antipater, Judean prince (son of Herod the Great)
- 4 BC- Herod the Great, client king of Judea (b. 73 BC)
- 4 BC- Marcus Tullius Tiro, freedman of Cicero
- 3 BC- Imperial consort Fu of the Chinese Han Dynasty
- 2 BC- Jullus Antonius, Roman Consul
- 2 BC- Phraates IV, King of Parthia
- 1 BC- Dong Xian, Han Dynasty Chinese official under Emperor Ai of Han (b. 23 BC)
- 1 BC- Emperor Ai of Han (b. 27 BC)
- 1 BC- Empress Fu
- 1 BC- Empress Zhao Feiyan (b. 32 BC)
[edit] References
- ^ Nineteen Year Cycle of Dionysius First Argumentum.
- ^ Eck, 3.
- ^ "Adherents.com – Number of Christians in the world". Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. http://www.webcitation.org/5jkOmvkdo. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
