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AD 8 was a year that started on a Sunday, according to the Julian calendar. In the powerful Roman Empire, people knew it as the "Year of the Consulship of Camillus and Quinctilianus." This was because Marcus Furius Camillus and Sextus Nonius Quinctilianus were the top elected officials, called consuls, for that year. The name "AD 8" became common much later, during the Middle Ages, as a way to count years from the birth of Jesus.

What Happened in AD 8?

Roman Empire News

  • On August 3, a famous Roman general named Tiberius won a battle against the Illyrians. This fight happened in a region called Dalmatia, near the Bathinus River. However, a big uprising called the Great Illyrian Revolt kept going.
  • A Roman poet named Ovid was sent away from Rome. He was exiled to a place near the Black Sea, which is now the city of Constanța.

Europe

Persia

Judea

  • The Finding in the Temple happened: This is when Jesus was found in the Temple of Jerusalem. He was talking and reasoning with the learned men of Judea.

China

  • The Chushi era began in the Chinese Han dynasty.
  • A powerful leader named Wang Mang stopped a rebellion led by Chai I. Later, Wang Mang officially became the emperor, starting a new, short-lived dynasty called the Xin dynasty.

Arts and Culture

  • After finishing his famous work called Metamorphoses, the Roman poet Ovid started writing another poem called Fasti. This poem has six books and describes the first six months of the year. It gives us important information about the Roman calendar from that time.

Who Was Born in AD 8?

Who Died in AD 8?

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