6 BC facts for kids
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century |
| Decades: | 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC – 0s BC – 0s 10s 20s |
| Years: | 9 BC 8 BC 7 BC – 6 BC – 5 BC 4 BC 3 BC |
| Gregorian calendar | 6 BC V BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 748 |
| Ancient Greek era | 193rd Olympiad, year 3 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4745 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −598 |
| Berber calendar | 945 |
| Buddhist calendar | 539 |
| Burmese calendar | −643 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5503–5504 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲寅年 (Wood Tiger) 2691 or 2631 — to — 乙卯年 (Wood Rabbit) 2692 or 2632 |
| Coptic calendar | −289 – −288 |
| Discordian calendar | 1161 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −13 – −12 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3755–3756 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 51–52 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3095–3096 |
| Holocene calendar | 9995 |
| Iranian calendar | 627 BP – 626 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 646 BH – 645 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | 6 BC V BC |
| Korean calendar | 2328 |
| Minguo calendar | 1917 before ROC 民前1917年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1473 |
| Seleucid era | 306/307 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 537–538 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳木虎年 (male Wood-Tiger) 121 or −260 or −1032 — to — 阴木兔年 (female Wood-Rabbit) 122 or −259 or −1031 |
The year 6 BC was a time long ago, over 2,000 years in the past! It was a common year starting on Sunday or Monday in the Julian calendar, which was the calendar used by the ancient Romans.
Events in 6 BC
In 6 BC, some interesting things happened in the Roman Empire and beyond:
Roman Empire News
- Emperor Augustus was the powerful ruler of the Roman Empire. He was known for making many improvements. In 6 BC, he sent ferrets to the Balearic Islands (which are now part of Spain). Why? To help control the number of rabbits there! Rabbits were causing problems for farmers by eating their crops.
- Tiberius, who would later become the next Roman Emperor after Augustus, was sent to a place called Armenia. After this, he decided to take a break from public life and moved to the island of Rhodes for a while.
Important People Who Died
In 6 BC, some notable people passed away:
- Ban Jieyu, also known as Consort Ban, was a very talented woman from China. She was a poet and a scholar, meaning she was very smart and wrote beautiful poems. She was an important woman in the court of Emperor Cheng of Han. She was born around 48 BC.
- Feng Yuan, another important woman in the Chinese imperial court, also died around this time. She was born around 48 BC.
- Liu Xiang was a famous Chinese scholar and writer. He was born in 77 BC.
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