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The Emperor Tiberius retires to Capri, leaving the praetorian prefect Sejanus in charge of both Rome and the Empire.

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• Tiberius settles a dispute between Messenia and Sparta over the Ager Dentheliales on Mount Taygetus, awarding the land to Messenia.
• Aelius Sejanus unsuccessfully attempts to marry the widow of Drusus Julius Caesar.
• Cossus Cornelius Lentulus, Marcus Asinius Agrippa become consuls

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Servius Cornelius Cethegus and Lucius Visellius Varro become consuls.

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Greek geographer Strabo publishes Geography, a work covering the world known to the Romans and Greeks at the time of emperor Augustus-it is the only book to survive from the ancient world.

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• Revolt of the Aedui under Julius Florus and Julius Sacrovir, suppressed by Gaius Silius.
• Tiberius is a Roman Consul for the fourth time.
• Beginning of the revolt in Africa led by Tacfarinas.
• The Romans create a buffer state in the territory of the Quadi in southern Slovakia.
• Construction of a barracks for the Praetorian Guard on the Quirinal.

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Julius Caesar Germanicus (33), Roman commandant of the Rhine legions and the best loved of Roman princes, died of poisoning. On his deathbed he accused Piso, the governor of Syria, of poisoning him.

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Publication of the Ab Urbe condita ("History of Rome Since its Foundation") in 142 volumes by Livy.

15

Valerius Gratus is appointed Prefect of Iudaea

Emona is founded by Legio XV Apollinaris

Legio XXI Rapax is stationed in Regensburg

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Strabo publishes his view on the shape of the Earth

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Ovid stops writing Fasti because of the lack of resources (being far from the libraries of Rome). He completes 6 books that detail festivals found in the Roman Calendar.