Editing 5 BC

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'''5 BC''' was a [[common year starting on Monday]] or [[Common year starting on Tuesday|Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]] (the sources differ, see [[Julian calendar#Leap year error|leap year error]] for further information) and a [[leap year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Proleptic Julian calendar]]. In the Roman world, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Sulla''' (or, less frequently, '''year 749 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 5 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
* March &ndash; Probable [[nova]] in the constellation [[Aquila (constellation)|Aquila]].<ref name=Matthews>{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Roberts|title=Why Don't Spiders Stick to Their Webs|location=Oxford|publisher=Oneworld|year=2011|isbn=978-1-85168-900-2|page=66}}</ref>
* c. December &ndash; Probable [[supernova]] in the constellation [[Capricornus]].<ref name=Matthews/>

== Births ==
* [[January 15]] &ndash; [[Emperor Guangwu of Han|Guang Wu]], Chinese emperor of the [[Han dynasty|Han Dynasty]] (d. [[AD 57]])
* [[Aemilia Lepida (fiancee of Claudius)|Aemilia Lepida]], Roman noblewoman and fiancée of [[Claudius]] (d. [[AD 43]])
* [[Domitia Lepida the Younger|Domitia Lepida]], daughter of [[Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 16 BC)|Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus]] and [[Antonia Major]] (d. [[AD 54]])
* [[Lucius Vitellius the Elder]], Roman consul and governor of [[Syria]] (d. [[AD 51]])
* The [[Birthday|birthdates]] of [[John the Baptist]] and [[Jesus]] are not generally known, but 5 BC is often assumed to be the date. The spring [[Passover]] feast (often around April 21) has been cited as a possible date for the birth of Christ, assuming that this had relevance to being a [[Messiah]] [[List of Messiah claimants|claimant]], or that his birthday might have been related to [[Passover]]. Others theologically tie his birth to [[Sukkot]], the fall Feast of Tabernacles.
** [[John the Baptist]] (d. c. [[AD 30]])
** Biblically between [[16 September]] - [[23 September]] &ndash; [[Jesus]] (Sukkot - The Feast of Tabernacles)
** as of a Church decision in 336AD [[25 December]] &ndash; [[Jesus]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://baltimoretimes-online.com/news/2021/12/02/breaking-news-jesus-was-indeed-born-in-december-christmas-is-correctly-dated/ |title= Breaking News! Jesus was indeed born in December! Christmas is correctly dated! |date=December 2, 2021 |work=The Baltimore Times |access-date= April 11, 2023 }}</ref>

== Deaths ==
* [[Acme (enslaved woman)]], Jewish slave and personal maid in the service of the Empress [[Livia]] Drusilla, wife of [[Augustus]]
* [[Curia (wife of Quintus Lucretius)|Curia]], Roman noblewoman and wife of [[Quintus Lucretius Vespillo]]

== References ==
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