6

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  This article is about the year 6. For other uses of 6, see 6 (number).

Years: 1 2 3 4 5 - 6 - 7 8 9 10 11

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

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

Events

• Iudaea and Moesia become Roman provinces; Syria is guarded by legions X Fretensis, III Gallica, VI Ferrata, and XII Fulminata.
• Tiberius makes Carnuntum his base of operations against Maroboduus; The Roman legion XX Valeria Victrix fights with Tiberius against the Marcomanni.
• The building of a Roman fort starts the current city of Wiesbaden.
• Accession of Ru Zi Ying of the Han Dynasty in China and start of Jushe era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
• Candidates for political office in China must take civil-service examinations.
• Quirinius conducts a census in Judea (according to Josephus).

Births

• November 6 - Agrippina the Younger, Roman empress (or 15)
• Nero Caesar, son of Germanicus and Agrippina the elder.

Deaths

• Cleopatra Selene (II)