9 BC explained

Year 9 BC was either a common year starting on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday or a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see leap year error for further information) and a leap year starting on Monday of the Proleptic Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Drusus and Crispinus (or, less frequently, year 745 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 9 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

• January 30 – The ("Altar of Augustan Peace"), voted for by the Senate four years earlier, is dedicated.^[1]
• Pannonia is incorporated into the Roman Empire as part of Illyria.^[2]
• Nero Claudius Drusus, Emperor Augustus' stepson, begins a campaign against the Marcomanni, but dies soon after, due to a fall from his horse.^[3]
• Livy completes compilation of his Ab Urbe Condita Libri, 142 books covering the history of Rome since its foundation down to 9 BC (approximate date).^[4]
• Accession of Aretas IV Philopatris as King of the Nabataeans (modern Jordan).^[5]

Births

• Claudius Livius Fresius (d. AD 57)
• Ping, Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty (d. AD 6)
• Quintus Asconius Pedianus, Roman historian (d. AD 76)

Deaths

• Nero Claudius Drusus, son of Livia and stepson of Augustus (b. 38 BC)

Notes and References

1. Book: Conlin, Diane Atnally . The Artists of the Ara Pacis: The Process of Hellenization in Roman Relief Sculpture . 1997 . UNC Press Books . 978-0-8078-2343-9 . en.
2. https://www.unrv.com/provinces/pannonia.php Pannonia
3. Book: Levick, Barbara . Claudius . 1990 . Yale University Press . 978-0-300-05831-4 . en.
4. II . 790 . Livius.
5. Book: Healey, J. F. . The Religion of the Nabataeans: A Conspectus . 2015 . BRILL . 978-90-04-30148-1 . en.