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6 BC

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Year 6 BC was a common year starting on Sunday or Monday (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 Friday of the Proleptic Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Balbus and Vetus (or, less frequently, year 748 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 6 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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Roman Empire

  • Emperor Augustus sent ferrets (named viverrae by Plinius) to the Balearic Islands to control the rabbit plagues.
  • Tiberius Claudius Nero is sent to Armenia, then retires to Rhodes.

    • Births

  • April 17 – Possible birthdate of Jesus

    • Deaths

  • Consort Ban, Chinese concubine of Emperor Cheng of Han, also a female poet and scholar (b. 48 BC)
  • Consort Feng Yuan (b. c. 48 BC)
  • Liu Xiang, Chinese scholar who edited the Shan Hai Jing and compiled the Lienü zhuan, also father of Liu Xin (b. 77 BC)

    • References

    6 BC Wikipedia
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