WORLD HISTORY · 500–1 BC 日本語
Events of the 20s BC29–20 BC
What happened in the 20s BC?
In the 20s BC (29–20 BC), Octavian received the title Augustus, effectively beginning imperial rule, and the Roman Empire entered a relatively stable era. In China, sunspots were recorded for the first time, and Kujula Kadphises of the Kushan dynasty broke away from the Greater Yuezhi.
- Virgil begins the AeneidEurope
- China records sunspots for the first timeAsia
- The Pax RomanaEurope
- Western Han destroys YelangAsia
- Reign of Augustus beginsEurope
- Kushan leader Kujula Kadphises breaks awayMiddle East
- Vitruvius completes On ArchitectureMiddle East
- Herod the Great greatly expands the Second TempleMiddle East
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Events of the 20s BC (timeline · 8)
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Mark Antony wins a final cavalry battle against Octavian in the battle of Alexandria, but his infantry is defeated and the next day his fleet and troops start to desert to Octavian.
Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, and brings the city under the control of the Roman Republic. (date is O.S.)
Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes.
Octavian holds the second of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes.
A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China.
Octavian transfers the state to the free disposal of the Roman Senate and the people. He receives Spain, Gaul, and Syria as his province for ten years.
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire.
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