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| Centuries: | 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century |
| Decades: | 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC - 0s - 10s 20s 30s
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| Years: | 2 BC 1 BC 1 - 2 - 3 4 5 |
For other uses, see 2 (disambiguation).
This article is about the year 2. For other uses, see 2 (number).
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Year 2 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Roman Empire
- Following the death of Lucius Caesar, Livia Drusilla persuades Augustus to allow her son Tiberius back into Rome as a private citizen, after six years in enforced retirement on Rhodes.
- Gaius Caesar meets with Phraates V, the king of Parthia on the Euphrates. Rather than invade, Gaius Caesar concludes peace with the Parthians — Parthia recognizes Roman claims to Armenia.
- Publius Alfenus Varus and Publius Vinicius become Roman Consuls.
[edit] Europe
- Cedeides becomes Archon of Athens.
- Using Roman military support, Artavasdes III, son of Ariobarzanes II, king of Media Atropatene, becomes the king of Armenia (to 4).
[edit] Africa
- Juba II of Mauretania joins Gaius Caesar in Armenia as a military advisor. It is during this period that he meets Glaphyra, a Cappadocian princess and the former wife of Alexandros of Judea, a brother of Herod Archelaus, ethnarch of Judea, and falls for her.
[edit] Asia
- Wang Mang begins a program of personal aggrandizement, restoring marquess titles to past imperial princes and introducing a pension system for retired officials. Restrictions are placed on the Emperor's mother, Consort Wei and members of the Wei Clan.
- The first census is taken in China: final numbers show a population of 58 million.
- The Chinese census shows nearly one million people living in Vietnam.
[edit] Births
- Apollonius of Tyana (d. 98)
- Deng Yu, Han Dynasty general and statesman (d. 58)
[edit] Deaths
- Lucius Caesar, son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder, and heir to the throne (in Gaul) (b. 17 BC)
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