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15 BC facts for kids
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century |
| Decades: | 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC – 10s BC – 0s BC 0s 10s |
| Years: | 18 BC 17 BC 16 BC – 15 BC – 14 BC 13 BC 12 BC |
| Gregorian calendar | 15 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 739 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Assyrian calendar | 4736 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1858–-1857 |
| Bengali calendar | -607 |
| Berber calendar | 936 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 530 |
| Burmese calendar | -652 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5494–5495 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙巳年 (2622/2682) — to —
丙午年(2623/2683) |
| Coptic calendar | -298–-297 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -22–-21 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3746–3747 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 42–43 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3087–3088 |
| Holocene calendar | 9986 |
| Iranian calendar | 636 BP – 635 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 656 BH – 655 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2319 |
| Minguo calendar | 1926 before ROC 民前1926年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 529 |
Year 15 BC was either a common year starting on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Drusus and Piso.
Events
- Roman province of Raetia is started (in modern-day Switzerland). Chur is the capital.
- Drusus builds the Via Claudia Augusta through Italy
- Vienna becomes a frontier city (Vindobona) guarding the Roman Empire against the Germanic peoples
Births
- for more information, see Category:15 BC births.
- Germanicus, Roman general (d. AD 19)
- Phaedrus, Roman fabulist (d. AD 50)
Deaths