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Millennium: 1st millennium BC
Centuries: 2nd century BC1st century BC1st century
Decades: 40s BC  30s BC  20s BC  – 10s BC –  0s BC  0s  10s
Years: 20 BC 19 BC 18 BC17 BC16 BC 15 BC 14 BC
17 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar 17 BC
XVI BC
Ab urbe condita 737
Ancient Greek era 190th Olympiad, year 4
Assyrian calendar 4734
Balinese saka calendar N/A
Bengali calendar −609
Berber calendar 934
Buddhist calendar 528
Burmese calendar −654
Byzantine calendar 5492–5493
Chinese calendar 癸卯(Water Rabbit)
2680 or 2620
    — to —
甲辰年 (Wood Dragon)
2681 or 2621
Coptic calendar −300 – −299
Discordian calendar 1150
Ethiopian calendar −24 – −23
Hebrew calendar 3744–3745
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 40–41
 - Shaka Samvat N/A
 - Kali Yuga 3084–3085
Holocene calendar 9984
Iranian calendar 638 BP – 637 BP
Islamic calendar 658 BH – 657 BH
Javanese calendar N/A
Julian calendar 17 BC
XVI BC
Korean calendar 2317
Minguo calendar 1928 before ROC
民前1928年
Nanakshahi calendar −1484
Seleucid era 295/296 AG
Thai solar calendar 526–527
Tibetan calendar 阴水兔年
(female Water-Rabbit)
110 or −271 or −1043
    — to —
阳木龙年
(male Wood-Dragon)
111 or −270 or −1042

The year 17 BC was a time long ago, over 2,000 years before today! It was part of the Julian calendar, which was the main calendar used by the Romans. People at the time knew it as the "Year of the Consulship of Furnius and Silanus," named after two important Roman leaders called consuls.

What Happened in 17 BC?

Big Celebrations in Rome

One of the most important things that happened in 17 BC was a huge festival in Rome called the Secular Games. These games were very special and only happened once every 100 or 110 years! They were a way for the Romans to celebrate the end of one "age" and the beginning of a new one.

The Secular Games included many different events. There were religious ceremonies, plays, and even sacrifices to the gods. It was a time for the Roman people to feel hopeful about the future and to remember their traditions. The games were a big deal and showed how powerful and important Rome was at the time.

Famous People Born in 17 BC

  • Arminius: He grew up to be a very famous German war chief. He is known for leading his people against the Roman army many years later. He died in AD 21.
  • Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus: He was born into a very important Roman family. His father was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, and his mother was Antonia Major. He died in AD 40.
  • Lucius Caesar: He was the grandson of the powerful Roman Emperor Augustus. His parents were Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder. He was considered a possible future emperor, but he died young in AD 2.

People Who Died in 17 BC

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