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This article is about the year 9. For other uses of 9, see Nine (disambiguation).

Years: 4 5 6 7 8 - 9 - 10 11 12 13 14

Decades: 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC - 0s - 10s 20s 30s

Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century

Events

• Rome
  • Illyria is turned into a province after a revolt has been defeated.
  • The Rhine River is established as the boundary between the Latin and German speaking worlds with the Roman army, under Varus, being defeated at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
  • Legio II Augusta, XX Valeria Victrix, and XIII Gemina move to Germany to replace Legio XIX and the others destroyed at Teutoburg.
  • The Catuvellauni attack the Trinovantes and capture Camulodunum.
  • Ovid is banished to Tomis.
  • Pannonia (modern-day Hungary) submits to Roman rule.
  • In order to increase the number of marriages, and ultimately the population, the lex Papia Poppaea is adopted in Rome. This law prohibits celibacy and childless relationships.
  • Roman finances become strained following the Danubian insurrection, and Varus' defeat in Germany. This results in the levying of two new taxes: five percent of inheritances, and one percent on sales.

• Asia
  • Wang Mang founds the short-lived Xin Dynasty in China (until 25).

Births

• November 18 - Vespasian, Roman emperor

Deaths

• Publius Quinctilius Varus, Roman general, at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, said to have committed suicideaf:9

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