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19 BC

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Year 19 BC was either a common year starting on Thursday, Friday or Saturday or a leap year starting on Thursday or Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see leap year error for further information) and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Proleptic Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Saturninus and Vespillo (or, less frequently, year 735 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 19 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the main method in Europe for naming years.

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Roman Empire

  • In Rome, Lucius Cornelius Balbus receives the honor of a triumph on the Forum Romanum, for his victories over the Garamantes in Africa.
  • Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa completes the Aqua Virgo; the aqueduct is 21 kilometers in length and supplies the city of Rome with about 100,000,000 liters of water every day.
  • The Cantabrians, living on the northernmost coast of Spain, are brought under Roman control. The region is completely subdued until 16 BC.

    • Births

  • Vipsania Julia Agrippina, daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder (d. c. AD 28)

    • Deaths

  • Virgil, Roman poet (b. 70 BC)
  • Albius Tibullus, Roman poet (b. 54 BC)

    • References

    19 BC Wikipedia
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