18 facts for kids
This page is about the year 18 AD. For the actual number, see eighteen.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 10s BC 0s BC 0s – 10s – 20s 30s 40s |
| Years: | 15 16 17 – 18 – 19 20 21 |
| Gregorian calendar | AD 18 XVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 771 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4768 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −575 |
| Berber calendar | 968 |
| Buddhist calendar | 562 |
| Burmese calendar | −620 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5526–5527 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁丑年 (Fire Ox) 2714 or 2654 — to — 戊寅年 (Earth Tiger) 2715 or 2655 |
| Coptic calendar | −266 – −265 |
| Discordian calendar | 1184 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 10–11 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3778–3779 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 74–75 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3118–3119 |
| Holocene calendar | 10018 |
| Iranian calendar | 604 BP – 603 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 623 BH – 622 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | AD 18 XVIII |
| Korean calendar | 2351 |
| Minguo calendar | 1894 before ROC 民前1894年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1450 |
| Seleucid era | 329/330 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 560–561 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火牛年 (female Fire-Ox) 144 or −237 or −1009 — to — 阳土虎年 (male Earth-Tiger) 145 or −236 or −1008 |
18 AD was a year in the 1st century of the Common Era. Back then, people used the Julian calendar, and this year started on a Saturday. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tiberius and Germanicus. This means that Tiberius (who was the Roman Emperor) and Germanicus (a famous general and adopted son of Tiberius) were the top leaders, called Consuls, for that year.
Key Events of 18 AD
- In the Roman Empire, Tiberius and Germanicus officially became the top government officials, known as Consuls.
- A small group of Roman soldiers, called a vexillatio, from the Third Augustan Legion was attacked and defeated in Africa.
- The German leader Arminius, who had previously defeated Roman armies, destroyed the kingdom of the Marcomanni, another Germanic tribe.
- Far away in India, the Indo-Parthians took control of the important city of Taxila.
- Caiaphas became the high priest in Jerusalem, a very important religious leader at that time.
Notable People Who Died in 18 AD
- Ovid was a famous Roman poet. He wrote many well-known poems, including Metamorphoses. He might have died in 17 AD, but 18 AD is also a possibility.
See Also
In Spanish: 18 (desambiguación) para niños
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