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West side of the Maison Carrée in Nîmes
Year 16 BC was either a common year starting on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday or a leap year starting on Monday or Tuesday of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see leap year error for further information) and a common year starting on Sunday of the Proleptic Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Ahenobarbus and Scipio (or, less frequently, year 738 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 16 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.
EventsEdit
By placeEdit
Roman EmpireEdit
- The Noricans having joined with the Pannonians in invading Histria, are defeated by Publius Silius Nerva, proconsul of Illyricum.
- Braga, Portugal is founded.
- Noricum is incorporated into the Roman Empire.
- Caesar Augustus reorganizes the German provinces, making Trier their capital.
- Clades Lolliana: Roman consul Marcus Lollius is defeated by a Germanic horde.
- Construction of the Roman temple of Maison Carrée at Nîmes in Gallia Narbonensis (approximate date).
BirthsEdit
DeathsEdit
- Aemilius Macer, Roman didactic poet and writer
- Scribonius, Roman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom
- Wang, Chinese empress of the Western Han dynasty