8 BC

Millennium:	1st millenniumBC
Centuries:	2nd centuryBC–1st centuryBC–1st century
Decades:	30sBC20sBC10sBC–0sBC–0s10s20s
Years:	11BC10BC9BC–8BC–7BC6BC5BC

8 BC in othercalendars

Gregorian calendar	8 BC VII BC
Ab urbe condita	746
Ancient Greek era	193rdOlympiad(victor)¹
Assyrian calendar	4743
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−600
Berber calendar	943
Buddhist calendar	537
Burmese calendar	−645
Byzantine calendar	5501–5502
Chinese calendar	Nhâm tửNiên(WaterRat) 2689 or 2629 — to — Quý sửu niên(WaterOx) 2690 or 2630
Coptic calendar	−291 – −290
Discordian calendar	1159
Ethiopian calendar	−15 – −14
Hebrew calendar	3753–3754
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	49–50
-Shaka Samvat	N/A
-Kali Yuga	3093–3094
Holocene calendar	9993
Iranian calendar	629 BP – 628 BP
Islamic calendar	648 BH – 647 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	8 BC VII BC
Korean calendar	2326
Minguo calendar	1919 beforeROC Dân tiền 1919 niên
Nanakshahi calendar	−1475
Seleucid era	304/305AG
Thai solar calendar	535–536
Tibetan calendar	Dương thủy thử niên (male Water-Rat) 119 or −262 or −1034 — to — Âm thủy ngưu niên (female Water-Ox) 120 or −261 or −1033

Year8 BCwas either acommon year starting on FridayorSaturdayof theJulian calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Censorinus and Gallus.

Events

• KingMaroboduusbecomes ruler of theMarcomanni.He fights against theRomanexpansion inBohemia.
• Arminius,son of aCheruscanchieftain, is takenhostagetoRomewhere he receives a militaryeducation.

Births

• Empress Wang(d.AD 23)

Deaths

for more information, seeCategory:8 BC deaths.

• Horace,Roman poet (b.65 BC)
• Maecenas,Roman politician and patron of the arts (b.70 BC)
• Empress Xu