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  This article is about the year 8. For other uses of 8, see 8 (number).

Years: 3 4 5 6 7 - 8 - 9 10 11 12 13

Decades: 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC - 0s - 10s 20s 30s

Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century

Events

• Ovid is banished to the Black Sea.
• Vipsania Julia banished
• The Ara Pacis ("altar to peace") is built by Augustus.
• Marcus Furius Camillus, Sextus Nonius Quinctilianus, suff. Lucius Apronius become Roman Consuls
• Vonones I becomes king of Parthia.
• Start of Chushi era of the Chinese Han Dynasty; Wang Mang seizes power in China and establishes the short-lived Xin Dynasty.
• Tincomarus, deposed king of the Atrebates, flees Britain for Rome; Eppillus becomes king.

Births

Deaths

• Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, Roman general

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