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14 CE

Augustus, the first Roman emperor, dies and is declared to be a god. Augustus' third (and final) 20-year census of the Roman Empire reports a total of 4,973,000 citizens. Famine hits China; some citizens turn to cannibalism.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Sextus Appuleius and Sextus Pompeius serve as Roman consuls.source
  • Augustus' third (and final) 20-year census of the Roman Empire reports a total of 4,973,000 citizens.source

Conflict & Security

  • Germanicus leads a brutal raid against the Marsi, a German tribe on the upper Ruhr river, who are massacred.source
  • The town and port of Nauportus are plundered by a mutinous Roman legion that was sent there to build roads and bridges.source
  • Germanicus is appointed commander of the forces in Germany, beginning a campaign that will end in 16.source

Religion & Belief

  • September 18 – Tiberius succeeds his stepfather Augustus as Roman emperor.source

Climate & Environment

  • Famine hits China; some citizens turn to cannibalism.source

Culture & Society

  • First year of tianfeng era of the Chinese Xin Dynasty.source

Births

  • Marcus Junius Silanus, Roman consul (d. AD 54)source
  • Lucius Caecilius Iucundus, Roman banker (d. AD 62)source

Deaths

  • August 19 – Augustus, Roman emperor (b. 63 BC)source
  • August 19 – Augustus, the first Roman emperor, dies and is declared to be a god.source
  • August 20 – Agrippa Postumus, grandson of Augustus and former heir to the Empire (b. 12 BC)source
  • Sempronius Gracchus, Roman noblemansource
  • Julia the Elder, daughter of Augustus (b. 39 BC)source
  • Paullus Fabius Maximus, Roman consulsource
  • Parthenius of Nicaea, Greek grammariansource
  • Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Roman consulsource
  • Gnaeus Pompeius (Rufus), Roman consulsource
  • Legions on the Rhine mutiny after the death of Augustus; Germanicus restores discipline amongst the legions.source