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This article concerns the period 29 BC – 20 BC.
29 BC
By place
Roman Republic
- Octavian Caesar becomes Roman Consul for the fifth time. His partner is Sextus Appuleius. He is granted the title of imperator, and for the third time in Roman history the doors of the Temple of Janus are closed, signalling peace.
- Octavian celebrates, in Rome, three triumphs on consecutive days (August 13, August 14, and August 15) to commemorate his victories in Illyricum, Actium and Egypt.
- Marcus Licinius Crassus campaigns successfully in the Balkans, killing the king of the Bastarnae by his own hand, but is denied the right to dedicate the spolia opima by Octavian.
- Sofia, modern day capital of Bulgaria, is conquered by the Romans and becomes known as Ulpia Serdica.
- Start of the Cantabrian Wars against Roman occupation in Hispania.
- Though started under the triumvirate with Mark Anthony and Marcus Lepidus, Octavian completes three projects in the Forum Romanum: Temple of the Deified Julius, the Curia, and the Chalcidicum.[1]
By topic
Literature
- March 1 – Horace writes the ode Occidit Daci Cotisonis agmen.
- Virgil probably completes the Georgics and begins composition of the Aeneid.
27 BC
- Ai of Han, Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty (d. 1 BC)
25 BC
- Aulus Cornelius Celsus, author of De Medicina (d. c. AD 50)
De medicina
23 BC
- Dong Xian, Chinese politician and general (d. 1 BC)
- Herod Archelaus, ethnarch of Samaria (Judea) (d. AD 18)
21 BC
- Naevius Sutorius Macro, Roman prefect and politician (d. AD 38)
20 BC
- June 3 – Lucius Aelius Sejanus, advisor of Tiberius (d. AD 31)
- Gaius Caesar, grandson of Augustus Caesar (d. AD 4)
- Lucius Antonius, grandson of Mark Antony d. AD 25)
- Philo of Alexandria, Jewish philosopher (d. AD 50)
29 BC
- Antiochus II, Armenian prince of Commagene (executed)
- Mariamne I, wife of Herod the Great (executed) (or 28 BC)
- Ptolemy Philadelphus, Ptolemaic prince of Egypt (b. 36 BC)
28 BC
- Alexandra the Maccabee, Hasmonean princess (approximate date)
- Mariamne I, Hasmonean princess and wife Herod the Great (or 29 BC)
27 BC
- Marcus Terentius Varro, Roman scholar and writer (b. 116 BC)[7]
26 BC
- Gaius Cornelius Gallus, Roman politician and poet (b. 70 BC)
- Marcus Valerius Messalla Rufus, Roman politician
- Aaron, brother of Moses, Levite and First High Priest of God
25 BC
- Amyntas of Galatia, King of Galatia
24 BC
- Aulus Terentius Varro Murena, Roman general and politician
23 BC
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus, son of Octavia and nephew of Augustus (b. 42 BC)
22 BC
- Lucius Licinius Varro Murena, Roman politician
20 BC
- Artavasdes I, king of Media Atropatene (approximate date)
- Artaxias II, king of Armenia (Artaxiad dynasty)
- Fuzhulei Ruodi, ruler of the Xiongnu Empire
- Mirian II (or Mirvan), king of Iberia (Georgia)
- Mithridates II, king of Commagene (Armenia)
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