40 Facts for Kids

This page is about the year 40 AD. For the actual number, see 40 (number).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century
Decades:	10s 20s 30s – 40s – 50s 60s 70s
Years:	37 38 39 – 40 – 41 42 43

AD 40 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	AD 40 XL
Ab urbe condita	793
Assyrian calendar	4790
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−553
Berber calendar	990
Buddhist calendar	584
Burmese calendar	−598
Byzantine calendar	5548–5549
Chinese calendar	己亥年 (Earth Pig) 2736 or 2676 — to — 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 2737 or 2677
Coptic calendar	−244 – −243
Discordian calendar	1206
Ethiopian calendar	32–33
Hebrew calendar	3800–3801
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	96–97
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3140–3141
Holocene calendar	10040
Iranian calendar	582 BP – 581 BP
Islamic calendar	600 BH – 599 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	AD 40 XL
Korean calendar	2373
Minguo calendar	1872 before ROC 民前1872年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1428
Seleucid era	351/352 AG
Thai solar calendar	582–583
Tibetan calendar	阴土猪年 (female Earth-Pig) 166 or −215 or −987 — to — 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) 167 or −214 or −986

The year 40 AD (written as XL in Roman numerals) was a leap year starting on Friday in the Julian calendar. Back then, people knew it as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus without colleague. This means that the Roman Emperor Augustus was the only consul that year, which was unusual.

What Happened in 40 AD?
Who Was Born in 40 AD?
Who Died in 40 AD?
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What Happened in 40 AD?

Roman Empire Events

The Roman Emperor Caligula was the only consul (a top government official) this year.
Caligula tried to conquer Britain, but his attempt failed. Even so, he declared himself the winner!
Two new areas, Noricum and Mauretania, became part of the Roman Empire.
Emperor Caligula changed the way the Roman government worked, making himself even more powerful, like an absolute ruler. He gave out important titles without much thought and even declared himself a god. He ordered that the heads of Greek god statues be replaced with his own face. There's a famous story that he even made his horse, Incitatus, a senator!
Around this time, construction likely began on the Pont du Gard, a huge aqueduct (a bridge-like structure to carry water) in a Roman province called Gallia Narbonensis (part of modern-day France).
Philo, a wise thinker, taught that all people are born free.
An early Christian church was probably built in the ancient city of Corinth.

Europe's Changes

The Germanic Quadi tribe started to settle in areas that are now Moravia and Slovakia.

Asia's Stories

Vardanes I became the king of Parthia, but his brother Gotarzes II challenged his rule.
In Vietnam, the brave Trung sisters led a rebellion against the rule of the Chinese Emperor Guangwu of Han.

Africa's Beginnings

Christianity arrived in Egypt. Mark the Evangelist is believed to have started the Coptic Orthodox Church there, becoming its first leader, or pope.

Who Was Born in 40 AD?

July 13 – Gnaeus Julius Agricola, who would later become an important Roman governor of Britain (died in 93 AD).
Pedanius Dioscorides, a Greek doctor who wrote important books about medicine (approximate date, died around 90 AD).
Frontinus, a Roman general and writer about military strategies (approximate date, died in 103 AD).
Dio Chrysostom, a Greek philosopher and historian (approximate date, died around 120 AD).
Claudia Octavia, the daughter of Emperor Claudius and Messalina (died in 62 AD).
Empress Ma of the Han Dynasty in China (died in 79 AD).

Who Died in 40 AD?

January – Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, who was married to Agrippina the Younger and was the brother-in-law of Emperor Caligula (born in 17 BC).
Ptolemy of Mauretania, a king from North Africa (born in 1 BC).

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