AD 26
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AD 26 (XXVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 26th Year of the Anno Domini (AD) designation, the 26th year of the 1st millennium, the 26th year of the 1st century, and the 6th year of the 3rd decade. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Sabinus (or, less frequently, year 779 Ab urbe condita) in Rome. The denomination AD 26 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
[edit | edit source]By place
[edit | edit source]Roman Empire
[edit | edit source]- Pontius Pilate is appointed as prefect of Judea.
- Emperor Tiberius retires to Capri, leaving the Praetorian Guard under Lucius Aelius Sejanus in charge of the Roman Empire and the city of Rome.
- Romans crush an uprising of Thracian tribesmen.[1]
Han dynasty
[edit | edit source]- Xinlun is presented by author Huan Tan to Emperor Guangwu of Han with its final chapter (on zither music) still unfinished.[2]
By topic
[edit | edit source]Religion
[edit | edit source]- Jesus is baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist and begins his public ministry, according to some scholars.
Deaths
[edit | edit source]- Claudia Pulchra, cousin and close friend to Agrippina the Elder (b. 14 BC)
- Marcus Asinius Agrippa, Roman consul
- Quintus Haterius, Roman politician
- Sun Deng, Chinese puppet emperor
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Tacitus, The Annals 4.46-4.51
- ↑ Pokora, Timoteus (1975). Hsin-lun (New Treastise) and Other Writings by Huan T'an (43 B.C.–28 A.D.). University of Michigan. pp. xxvii–xxviii. ISBN 9780892640201.