8 BC
Appearance
Millennium: | 1st millenniumBC |
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Centuries: | 2nd centuryBC–1st centuryBC–1st century |
Decades: | 30sBC20sBC10sBC–0sBC–0s10s20s |
Years: | 11BC10BC9BC–8BC–7BC6BC5BC |
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
[change|change source]- KingMaroboduusbecomes ruler of theMarcomanni.He fights against theRomanexpansion inBohemia.
- Arminius,son of aCheruscanchieftain, is takenhostagetoRomewhere he receives a militaryeducation.
Births
[change|change source]Deaths
[change|change source]- 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