19 BC

Depiction of Virgil (70 BC–19 BC)

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	2nd century BC 1st century BC 1st century
Decades:	30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s
Years:	22 BC 21 BC 20 BC 19 BC 18 BC 17 BC 16 BC

19 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	19 BC XIX BC
Ab urbe condita	735
Ancient Greek era	190th Olympiad, year 2
Assyrian calendar	4732
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−611
Berber calendar	932
Buddhist calendar	526
Burmese calendar	−656
Byzantine calendar	5490–5491
Chinese calendar	辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 2679 or 2472     — to — 壬寅年 (Water Tiger) 2680 or 2473
Coptic calendar	−302 – −301
Discordian calendar	1148
Ethiopian calendar	−26 – −25
Hebrew calendar	3742–3743
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	38–39
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3082–3083
Holocene calendar	9982
Iranian calendar	640 BP – 639 BP
Islamic calendar	660 BH – 659 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	19 BC XIX BC
Korean calendar	2315
Minguo calendar	1930 before ROC 民前1930年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1486
Seleucid era	293/294 AG
Thai solar calendar	524–525
Tibetan calendar	阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) 108 or −273 or −1045     — to — 阳水虎年 (male Water-Tiger) 109 or −272 or −1044

Year 19 BC was either a common year starting on Thursday, Friday or Saturday or a leap year starting on Thursday or Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see leap year error for further information) and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Proleptic Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Saturninus and Vespillo (or, less frequently, year 735 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 19 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the main method in Europe for naming years.

Events

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 Rome, Lucius Cornelius Balbus receives the honor of a triumph on the Forum Romanum, for his victories over the Garamantes in Africa.
• Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa completes the Aqua Virgo; the aqueduct is 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

• King Yuri becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of Goguryeo.

Births

• Vipsania Julia Agrippina, daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder

Deaths

• September 21 – Virgil, Roman poet (b. 70 BC)
• Albius Tibullus, Roman poet (b. 54 BC)
• Dongmyeong, Korean king of Goguryeo