AD 46 (
XLVI) was a
common year starting on Saturday of the
Julian calendar
The Julian calendar is a solar calendar of 365 days in every year with an additional leap day every fourth year (without exception). The Julian calendar is still used as a religious calendar in parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church and in parts ...
. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of
Asiaticus and
Silanus (or, less frequently, year 799 ''
Ab urbe condita''). The denomination AD 46 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
By place
Roman Empire
* The settlement at
Celje gets municipal rights, and is named ''municipium Claudia Celeia''.
*
Dobruja is annexed into Roman
Moesia.
* A
census shows that there are more than 6,000,000 Roman citizens.
* After the death of its king,
Thracia becomes a Roman
province.
*
Rome and its northeast border are reunited by the
Danube Road.
Central Asia
* A
drought and an invasion of locusts hit the Mongolian steppes, causing a famine and a revolt at
Xiongnu.
Births
*
Plutarch, Greek historian and
biographer (approximate date)
Deaths
*
Marcus Vinicius, Roman consul and governor (b. c.
5 BC
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5 BC was a common year starting on Monday or Common year starting on Tuesday, Tuesday of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see Julian calendar#Leap year error, leap year error for further information) and a leap year starting on ...
)
*
Rhoemetalces III, Roman client king of
Thrace (murdered)
*
Servius Asinius Celer, Roman politician (executed)
References
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