9 BC

Millennium:	1st millenniumBC
Centuries:	2nd centuryBC 1st centuryBC 1st century
Decades:	20sBC 10sBC 0sBC 0s 10s
Years:	12BC 11BC 10BC 9BC 8BC 7BC 6BC

9 BC in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	9 BC IX BC
Ab urbe condita	745
Ancient Greek era	192ndOlympiad,year 4
Assyrian calendar	4742
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−601
Berber calendar	942
Buddhist calendar	536
Burmese calendar	−646
Byzantine calendar	5500–5501
Chinese calendar	Tân hợiNiên (MetalPig) 2689 or 2482 — to — Nhâm tử niên (WaterRat) 2690 or 2483
Coptic calendar	−292 – −291
Discordian calendar	1158
Ethiopian calendar	−16 – −15
Hebrew calendar	3752–3753
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	48–49
-Shaka Samvat	N/A
-Kali Yuga	3092–3093
Holocene calendar	9992
Iranian calendar	630 BP – 629 BP
Islamic calendar	649 BH – 648 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	9 BC IX BC
Korean calendar	2325
Minguo calendar	1920 beforeROC Dân tiền 1920 niên
Nanakshahi calendar	−1476
Seleucid era	303/304AG
Thai solar calendar	534–535
Tibetan calendar	Âm kim trư niên (female Iron-Pig) 118 or −263 or −1035 — to — Dương thủy thử niên (male Water-Rat) 119 or −262 or −1034

Year9 BCwas either acommon year starting on Wednesday,ThursdayorFridayor aleap year starting on Thursday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar(the sources differ, seeleap year errorfor further information) and aleap year starting on Mondayof theProleptic Julian calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship ofDrususandCrispinus(or, less frequently,year 745Ab urbe condita). The denomination 9 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

• January 30– TheAra Pacis( "Altar of Augustan Peace" ), voted for by theSenatefour years earlier, is dedicated.
• Pannoniais incorporated into theRoman Empireas part ofIllyria.
• Nero Claudius Drusus,EmperorAugustus' stepson, begins a campaign against theMarcomanni,but dies soon after, due to a fall from his horse.
• Livycompletes compilation of hisAb Urbe Condita Libri,142 books covering the history of Rome since its foundation down to 9 BC (approximate date).
• Accession ofAretas IV PhilopatrisasKing of the Nabataeans(modernJordan).

Births

• Claudius Livius Fresius (d.AD 57)
• Ping,Chinese emperor of theHan dynasty(d.AD 6)
• Quintus Asconius Pedianus,Roman historian (d.AD 76)

Deaths

• Nero Claudius Drusus,son ofLiviaand stepson ofAugustus(b.38 BC)