5
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- This article is about the year 5. For other uses of 5, see five.
Years : | 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
Centuries: | 1st Century BC · 1st century · 2nd century |
Decades: | 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s |
Years: | 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
5 in other calendars | |
Gregorian calendar | 5 |
Ab urbe condita | 758 |
Chinese calendar | 2641 – 2642 |
Hebrew calendar | 3764 – 3765 |
Hindu calendars – Vikram Samvat – Shaka Samvat – Kali Yuga |
60 – 61 -73 – -72 3106 – 3107 |
Iranian calendar | -617 – -616 |
Islamic calendar | -575 – -574 |
Runic calendar | 255 |
5 (Roman numerals: V) is a common year of the Gregorian calendar. It started on a Saturday.
It is one of only seven years to use just one Roman numeral. The seven are 1 AD (I), 5 AD (V), 10 AD (X), 50 AD (L), 100 AD (C), 500 AD (D), and 1000 AD (M).
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[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Roman Empire
- Rome acknowledges Cunobelinus, King of the Catuvellauni, as King of Britain.
- Germanic Tribes Cimbri and Charydes send ambassadors to Rome
- Gnaeus Cornelius Cinna Magnus, 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
[edit] China
- Emperor Ping of Han is assassinated. Grand Empress Dowager Wang appoints Wang Mang as acting-emperor of Han until a suitable successor is found to replace the childless Ping.
[edit] Births
- Julia, daughter of Julius Caesar Drusus and Livilla (d. 43).
- Drusilla of Mauretania.
- Ruzi Ying, great-grandson of Emperor Xuan of Han, Emperor of China (d. 25).
- Yin Lihua, Empress of China (d. 64).
[edit] Deaths
- Gaius Asinius Pollio, Roman orator, poet and historian (born 76/75 BC).
- Ping of Han, Emperor of China is assassinated , poisoned it is believed on the orders of Wang Mang (born 14 BC).