6 BC

Year 6 BC was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Rome

• Caesar Augustus sent ferrets (named 'viverrae' by Plinius) to the Balearic Islands to control the rabbit plagues.
• Tiberius sent to Armenia, then retires to Rhodes.

Births

• Possible birthdate of Jesus, April 17^[1]

  Deaths

  • Consort Ban, Chinese concubine of Emperor Cheng of Han, also a female poet and scholar (born 48 BC)
  • Consort Feng Yuan
  • Liu Xiang, Chinese scholar who edited the Shan Hai Jing and compiled the Lienü zhuan, also father of Liu Xin (born 77 BC)

  References

  1. ^ Spears, Tom. "Star of Wonder", Ottawa Citizen, 2005-12-04, p. A7. Retrieved on 2006-04-02.  "Michael Molnar announced 10 years ago his conclusion that the Star of Bethlehem was in fact a double eclipse of Jupiter in a rare astrological conjunction that occurred in Aries on March 20, 6 BC, and again on April 17, 6 BC. ... Mr. Molnar believes that Roman astrologers would have interpreted the double-eclipse as signifying the birth of a divine king in Judea."

  
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