16
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| Centuries: | 1st Century BC · 1st century · 2nd century |
| Decades: | 10s BC 0s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s |
| Years: | 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 |
| 16 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 16 XVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 769 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Chinese calendar | 2712 – 2713 乙亥 – 丙子 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 8 – 9 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3776 – 3777 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 71 – 72 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3117 – 3118 |
| Iranian calendar | 606 BP – 605 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 625 BH – 624 BH |
Events
By Place
Roman Empire
- A Roman army of 90,000 men commanded by Germanicus gains a victory at Idistaviso, defeating the German war chief Arminius and capturing his wife Thusnelda, and recovering the lost eagles of Varus' legions.
- Noricans having joined with the Pannonians in invading Histria, are defeated by Publius Silius, proconsul of Illyricum.
By Topic
Arts and Sciences
- Ovid's "Epistulae ex Ponto" appears.
Births
- September 16 - Drusilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (d. 38).
- September 16 - Samual Yare, druid of Brittany, assistant to the Roman Emperor 100-126.
- Agrippina the Younger, Roman Empress.
Deaths
- Possibly Scribonia, Second wife of Caesar Augustus and mother of Julia the Elder