8

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8 is a year in the 1st century.

Years : 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Centuries: 1st Century BC · 1st century · 2nd century
Decades: 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s
Years: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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[edit] Events

[edit] By place

[edit] Roman Empire

  • August 3 - Roman general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus.
  • Vipsania Julia is exiled. Lucius Aemilius Paullus and his family are disgraced. Augustus breaks off engagement of Claudius to Paullus' daughter Aemilia Lepida.
  • Effort is made to betrothe Claudius to Livia Medullina
  • Marcus Furius Camillus, Sextus Nonius Quinctilianus, suff. Lucius Apronius become Roman Consuls.
  • Roman poet Ovid is banished from Rome and exiled to the Black Sea near Tomis (present-day Constanţa).

[edit] Europe

  • Tincomarus, deposed king of the Atrebates, flees Britain for Rome; Eppillus becomes king.

[edit] Mid-East

  • Vonones I becomes king of Parthia.

[edit] Asia

  • Start of Chushi era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
  • Wang Mang seizes power in China and establishes the short-lived Xin Dynasty.
  • China invents paper, which is first used by the military.

[edit] Arts

  • Ovid begins the Fasti (Festivals), 6 books that detail the first 6 months of the year and provide valuable insights into the Roman Calender.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

  • Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, Roman general (born 64 BC).