15
This page is about the year 15 AD. For the actual number, see fifteen.
15 is a year in the 1st century. It was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Flaccus.
Events
- Valerius Gratus is appointed Prefect of Iudaea.
- The town of Emona is founded. It is now called Ljubljana.
- Legio XXI Rapax is stationed in Regensburg.
- Germanicus fought a drawn battle with Arminius in the Teutoburg Forest
- In Rome, the selection of civil servants passes from the people to the Emperor and the Senate.
- Biography of Augustus by Nicholas of Damascus published.
Births
- September 24 – Vitellius, Roman Emperor.
- November 6 – Agrippina the younger, Roman empress (or possibly 16) (+ 59)
Deaths
- Sejus Strabo, Praetorian prefect. His son, Sejanus, succeeds him. > 31
Written for younger readers
15, in simpler words
This version comes from Wikijunior, a set of books written for children aged 8 to 11. It is shorter and uses plainer language than the article above.
From Wikijunior: Numbers from 1 to 20
FIFTEEN penguins.
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