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12

Year '''12''' ('''Roman numerals|XII''') was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. __NOTOC__

Events

By place

Roman Empire


- Annius Rufus is appointed Prefect of Judea.
- Augustus orders a major invasion of Germany beyond the Rhine.
- Germanicus and Gaius Fonteius Capito become List of Early Imperial Roman Consuls|Roman Consuls.
- Quirinius returns from Judea to become a counselor to Tiberius.
- The Armenian Artaxiad Dynasty is overthrown by the Romans.

By topic

Arts and Sciences


- Ovid stops writing Fasti because of the lack of resources (being far from the libraries of Rome). He completes 6 books that detail festivals found in the Roman Calendar.

Births


- August 31Caligula, Roman Emperor

Deaths

* Category:12| be-x-old:12 simple:12 zh-yue:12年

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