23 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:	26 BC 25 BC 24 BC – 23 BC – 22 BC 21 BC 20 BC

Year 23 BC was either a common year starting on Saturday or Sunday or a leap year starting on Friday, Saturday or Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Varro.

Events

Caesar Augustus becomes Roman Consul for the eleventh time. His partner is Aulus Terentius Varro Murena.
Augustus becomes very ill. He gives Agrippa his signet ring.
The Nubians, led by queen Candace Amanirenas, attack the Roman province of Egypt
Herod the Great builds a palace in Jerusalem
The as coin was struck in reddish pure copper, instead of bronze
Ma'nu III Saphul becomes ruler of Osroene
The Roman writer, architect and engineer Vitruvius finishes writing De Architectura. It is perhaps the first book on architecture.
Roman poet Horace publishes the first three books of Odes

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