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Year 5 (V) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. __NOTOC__
Roman Empire
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Year 5 (V) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. __NOTOC__
Roman Empire
- Rome acknowledges Cunobelinus, King of the Catuvellauni, as King of Britain.
- The Germanic Tribes of Cimbri and Charydes send ambassadors to Rome.
- Gnaeus Cornelius Cinna Magnus and Lucius Valerius Messalla Volesus (or Gaius Ateius Capito) become Roman consuls.
- Tiberius conquers Germania Inferior.
- Agrippina the Elder marries Germanicus, her second cousin.
- Livilla marries Drusus Julius Caesar, Tiberius's son.
- Polycharmus Azenius becomes Archon of Athens.
China
- Wang Mang, the power behind the throne, is granted the "Nine Awards of Imperial Favor" — a set of ceremonial robes, sceptres, weapons and privileges bestowed only on those in the most intimate relationship with the emperor. This is a further sign of the rising power of Wang Mang.Klingaman, William K., The First Century: Emperors, Gods and Everyman, 1990, p 64
Births
- Julia, daughter of Julius Caesar Drusus and Livilla (d. 43).
- Drusilla of Mauretania.
- Ruzi Ying, great-grandson of Emperor Xuan Han, Emperor of China (d. 25).
- Yin Lihua, Empress of China (d. 64).
- Saint Paul (approximate date).
