AD 10
Template:Use mdy dates Template:One source Template:Year nav Template:M1 year in topic AD 10 (X) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, throughout the Roman Empire it was known as the year of the consulship of Dolabella and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 763 ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 10 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for counting years.
EventsEdit
By placeEdit
Roman EmpireEdit
- Differentiation of localized Teutonic tribes of the Irminones.
- Senatus consultum Silanianum is adopted.
Central AsiaEdit
- The Euthydemid dynasty, a Greek dynasty in Bactria, is brought to an end.
ChinaEdit
- The usurper Wang Mang (who rules during a brief interregnum known as the Xin dynasty) outlaws the private purchase and use of crossbows. Despite this, Liu Xiu, the later Emperor Guangwu of Han, buys crossbows in the winter of AD 22 to aid the rebellion of his brother Liu Yan (styled Bosheng) and Li Tong.
JudeaEdit
- According to the Gospel of Luke, Jesus visits Herod's Temple and gets lost.Template:Citation needed
By topicEdit
ArtsEdit
- Ovid completes Tristia III (the "Sorrows") describing the sadness of banishment.
BirthsEdit
- Hero of Alexandria, Greek engineer (d. c. AD 70)
- Pope Linus, Pope in Catholic church (d. AD 76)
- Liu Penzi, Chinese puppet emperor (d. after AD 27)
- Lucius Vipstanus Poplicola, Roman consul (d. after AD 59)
- Tigellinus, Roman Praetorian prefect (d. AD 69)
DeathsEdit
- Didymus Chalcenterus, Greek scholar and grammarian (b. c. 63 BC)
- Hillel the Elder, Babylonian sage, scholar, and Jewish leader (b. c. 110 BC)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>