Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Annius Rufus is appointed Prefect of Judea.

• Augustus orders a major invasion of Germany beyond the Rhine.

• Germanicus and Gaius Fonteius Capito become Roman Consuls.

• 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.

Births

• August 31—Caligula, Roman Emperor

Deaths

Notes and references