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Revision as of 16:22, 25 February 2010 by Peters01 (talk | contribs) (Added details Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Template:Year nav 1st century CE Template:Otheruses-number Template:C1YearInTopic Year 20 (XX) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Galba is a Roman praetor.
- Emperor Tiberius is forced to order an investigation and a public trail in the Roman Senate, for the murder of Germanicus. Fearing he is guilty, Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso commits suicide.
- Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus becomes a consul.
Asia
- First year of Dihuang era of the Chinese Xin Dynasty.
By topic
Arts and sciences
- Philo defines philosophy as the maidservant of theology.
Births
Deaths
- Hillel the Elder, Talmudic scholar, his school and teachings were the most influential in the Talmud.
- Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, Roman statesman and governor of Syria (b. 44 BC)
- Vipsania Agrippina, wife of Gaius Asinius Gallus and former wife of Tiberius. (b. 36 BC)