39 facts for kids
This page is about the year 39. For the actual number, see thirty-nine.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 0s 10s 20s – 30s – 40s 50s 60s |
| Years: | 36 37 38 – 39 – 40 41 42 |
| Gregorian calendar | AD 39 XXXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 792 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4789 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −554 |
| Berber calendar | 989 |
| Buddhist calendar | 583 |
| Burmese calendar | −599 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5547–5548 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊戌年 (Earth Dog) 2735 or 2675 — to — 己亥年 (Earth Pig) 2736 or 2676 |
| Coptic calendar | −245 – −244 |
| Discordian calendar | 1205 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 31–32 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3799–3800 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 95–96 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3139–3140 |
| Holocene calendar | 10039 |
| Iranian calendar | 583 BP – 582 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 601 BH – 600 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | AD 39 XXXIX |
| Korean calendar | 2372 |
| Minguo calendar | 1873 before ROC 民前1873年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1429 |
| Seleucid era | 350/351 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 581–582 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳土狗年 (male Earth-Dog) 165 or −216 or −988 — to — 阴土猪年 (female Earth-Pig) 166 or −215 or −987 |
39 was a year in the 1st century. It was a normal year that started on a Thursday in the Julian calendar. Back then, people knew it as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Corbulo. This means that Augustus (who was Emperor Caligula) and Corbulo were the main leaders, called consuls, for that year in the Roman Empire.
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Key Events of the Year 39
What Happened in the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was a very powerful state that controlled a large part of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Many important things happened there in the year 39.
Changes in Roman Leadership
- Tigellinus, who was an important helper and friend of a future Roman emperor named Nero, was sent away from Rome. This was a big deal because he was close to power.
- Domitius Afer became a consul. A consul was one of the two highest elected officials in the Roman Republic and early Empire. They were like top leaders.
- Caligula, who was the Roman emperor at the time, also served as a consul. This showed his great power and influence.
Important People and Decisions
- Agrippa I, who was the king of a region called Iudaea, was asked to come back to Rome. This was likely for important discussions or to deal with issues in his kingdom.
- Emperor Caligula created two new groups of soldiers, called Legio XV Primigenia and XXII Primigenia. These new legions were sent to the border with Germany to help protect the empire.
- Caligula had plans for a military trip into Germany. However, this trip was stopped because a group of people, led by Cassius Chaerea, planned against him.
Challenges and Protests
- Emperor Caligula ordered that a statue of himself be put inside the temple in Jerusalem. This was a very important religious place for Jewish people.
- Jewish people strongly protested this order. They worked hard to stop the statue from being built. They were successful, and the statue was not put up until after Caligula died in January of 41 AD.
- Philo, a Jewish leader, traveled to Rome with a group of other Jewish people. They went to protest the unfair treatment of Jewish communities in a city called Alexandria.
Events in Asia
Resistance in Vietnam
- In Vietnam, two brave leaders known as the Trung Sisters began to fight against the strong influence of China. They wanted to keep Vietnam independent and free from Chinese control.
People Born in 39 AD
- November 3 – A famous Roman poet named Lucan was born. Poets write poems and stories.
- December 30 – Titus Flavius was born. He would later become a Roman emperor from 79 to 81 AD.
- Julia Drusilla, the daughter of the Roman Emperor Caligula, was born this year.
- Britannicus, the son of a future Roman emperor named Claudius and his wife Messalina, was also born.
People Who Died in 39 AD
- Seneca the Elder, a Roman teacher and writer who was good at public speaking, passed away.
- Herod Antipas, a ruler in the region of Judea, also died this year.
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