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).
[edit] Events
- 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
- Polyainus Marathonius becomes Archon of Athens
- Asia
- Ruzi Ying becomes Emperor of Western Han China
[edit] Births
- Emperor Guangwu of Han China
- Julia, daughter of Julius Caesar Drusus and Livilla.