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20 BC facts for kids
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century |
| Decades: | 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC – 20s BC – 10s BC 0s BC 0s |
| Years: | 23 BC 22 BC 21 BC – 20 BC – 19 BC 18 BC 17 BC |
| Gregorian calendar | 20 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 734 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Assyrian calendar | 4731 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1863–-1862 |
| Bengali calendar | -612 |
| Berber calendar | 931 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 525 |
| Burmese calendar | -657 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5489–5490 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚子年 (2617/2677) — to —
辛丑年(2618/2678) |
| Coptic calendar | -303–-302 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -27–-26 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3741–3742 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 37–38 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3082–3083 |
| Holocene calendar | 9981 |
| Iranian calendar | 641 BP – 640 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 661 BH – 660 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2314 |
| Minguo calendar | 1931 before ROC 民前1931年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 524 |
Year 20 BC was either a common year starting on Wednesday or Thursday or a leap year starting on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Appuleius and Nerva.
Events
- Rome and Parthia make a peace treaty
- King Herod the Great begins to renovate the Temple in Jerusalem
- Maison Carrée, Nîmes, France, is built (approximate date)
- Marcus Verrius Flaccus' dictionary De verborum significatu is published. It is one of the first great dictionaries in history.
- Shakas no longer control northwest India
Births
- for more information, see Category:20 BC births.
- Gaius Caesar, grandson of Augustus Caesar (d. AD 4)
- Philo, the philosopher (approximate date) (d. AD 50)