7 facts for kids

7 (also written as VII in Roman numerals) was a normal year in the Julian calendar. It started on a Saturday. If we used the Gregorian calendar today, it would have started on a Monday. This year was the 7th year of the 1st century.

Important Events in 7 AD

What Happened Around the World

Roman Empire News

• People living in Illyria started a rebellion against the Romans. They wanted to be free from Roman rule.
• At the same time, people from Pannonia and Dalmatia, along with other Illyrian tribes, also rebelled against the Romans.
• Emperor Augustus removed Herod Archelaus from his position as the leader of Judea.
• Publius Quinctilius Varus was chosen to be the new governor of Germany for the Romans.
• Another Roman official, Tiberius Quinctilius Varus, was given the job of organizing the Roman areas in Germany. These areas were located between the Rhine and Elba rivers.
• He took a count of the people (a census), set up taxes, and recruited soldiers. These actions made many German people very unhappy.
• Abgarus of Edessa was removed from his position as king of Osroene.
• Work began on building the Temple of Concordia in Rome. This temple was dedicated to the Roman goddess of agreement and harmony.

Events in Asia

• Vonones I from the Arsacid family became the new ruler of Parthia, a powerful empire in ancient Asia.
• In China, a governor named Zhai Yi started a large rebellion. He declared Liu Xin, a marquess, as the new emperor. This was the biggest challenge to Emperor Ruzi of Han.
• During the winter, Wang Mang, a powerful official, successfully stopped this rebellion. Zhai Yi was captured and executed, but Liu Xin managed to escape.

Arts and Learning in 7 AD

• The famous writer Strabo is believed to have written his important book called Geographia around this time. This book described the geography of the world as it was known then.
• The historian Livy was chosen to teach Claudius about history. Claudius later became an emperor himself.
• Claudius started writing his own history book about the Roman Civil Wars. However, his writings were critical of Emperor Augustus.
• Because of this, Livia and Antonia Minor made him stop his work. This also hurt his chances of becoming more powerful in politics.

People Born in 7 AD

• Drusus Caesar: He was the son of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder. (He passed away in 33 AD).
• Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo: He became a famous Roman General. (He passed away in 67 AD).

People Who Died in 7 AD

• Athenodoros Cananites: He was a Stoic philosopher, which means he followed a certain way of thinking about life and wisdom. (He was born in 74 BC).

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