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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: 19 BC 18 BC 17 BC – 16 BC – 15 BC 14 BC 13 BC
16 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar 16 BC
XV BC
Ab urbe condita 738
Ancient Greek era 191st Olympiad (victor)¹
Assyrian calendar 4735
Balinese saka calendar N/A
Bengali calendar −608
Berber calendar 935
Buddhist calendar 529
Burmese calendar −653
Byzantine calendar 5493–5494
Chinese calendar 甲辰年 (Wood Dragon)
2681 or 2621
    — to —
乙巳年 (Wood Snake)
2682 or 2622
Coptic calendar −299 – −298
Discordian calendar 1151
Ethiopian calendar −23 – −22
Hebrew calendar 3745–3746
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 41–42
 - Shaka Samvat N/A
 - Kali Yuga 3085–3086
Holocene calendar 9985
Iranian calendar 637 BP – 636 BP
Islamic calendar 657 BH – 656 BH
Javanese calendar N/A
Julian calendar 16 BC
XV BC
Korean calendar 2318
Minguo calendar 1927 before ROC
民前1927年
Nanakshahi calendar −1483
Seleucid era 296/297 AG
Thai solar calendar 527–528
Tibetan calendar 阳木龙年
(male Wood-Dragon)
111 or −270 or −1042
    — to —
阴木蛇年
(female Wood-Snake)
112 or −269 or −1041

The year 16 BC was a time in ancient history. It was part of the Julian calendar, which was used by the Roman Empire. People at the time knew it as the Year of the Consulship of Ahenobarbus and Scipio. A consul was one of the two most important leaders in the Roman Republic, like a president today, but they served for only one year.

Important Events of 16 BC

Roman Empire Expands

  • The region of Noricum became a new part of the Roman Empire. Noricum was a land in central Europe, known for its iron. When it joined the Roman Empire, it meant Rome's power and control grew even larger.

Trier Becomes a Capital

  • Caesar Augustus, who was the first Roman Emperor, chose the city of Trier to be the main city for the German provinces. This made Trier an important center for Roman rule and trade in that area.

Notable People Who Passed Away

  • Cornelia Scipio was a young woman who died in 16 BC. She was the daughter of two important Roman figures, Publius Cornelius Scipio Salvito and Scribonia.
  • Empress Wang was a powerful and respected empress from ancient China. She was the wife of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.

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