12
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This article is about the year 12 AD. For the actual number, see Twelve.
12 is a year in the 1st century.
Years : | 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
Centuries: | 1st Century BC · 1st century · 2nd century |
Decades: | 10s BC 0s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s |
Years: | 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
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[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Roman Empire
- Annius Rufus is appointed Prefect of Judea.
- Germanicus and Gaius Fonteius Capito become Roman Consuls.
- Quirinius returns from Judea to become a counselor to Tiberius
[edit] By topic
[edit] Arts and Sciences
- Ovid stops writing Fasti because of the lack of resources (being far from the liabraries of Rome). He completes 6 books that detail festivals found in the Roman Calender.
[edit] Births
- August 31 - Caligula, Roman Emperor