10s

This article is about the years AD 10–19. For the years 10–19 in other centuries, see List of decades. For other uses, see TENS (disambiguation).

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Not to be confused with 1810s, 1910s, or 2010s.

The 10s decade ran from January 1, AD 10, to December 31, AD 19.

Bust of Roman emperor Tiberius (r. 14–37), who reigned for most of the decade.

In Europe, the decade saw the end of the Early Imperial campaigns in Germania when Roman forces led by Germanicus defeated Germanic tribes in the Battle of Idistaviso in AD 16. In the subsequent year, a war broke out between Maroboduus and Arminius. In Africa, Tacfarinas led his own Musulamii tribe and a loose and changing coalition of other Berber tribes in a war against the Romans in North Africa during the rule of the emperor Tiberius (AD 14–37). The Armenian Artaxiad dynasty was overthrown by the Romans. In China, the Red Eyebrows Rebellion erupted against Wang Mang, emperor of the Xin dynasty. In Korea, Daeso, the ruler of the kingdom of Dongbuyeo, led his armies into Goguryeo once again. This time, Muhyul, a prince of Goguryeo, led the armies of Goguryeo in a well-planned ambush and slaughtered all of Daeso's army. Only he and a few of his men escaped home.

Literary works from the 10s include works from the ancient Roman poet Ovid, Tristia and Epistulae ex Ponto, while Nicolaus of Damascus wrote a biography of Emperor Augustus (Bios Kaisaros).

In the Roman Empire, an edict was issued effecting an empire-wide ban on divinatory practices especially astrology. The edict requires any consultation between a customer and a practitioner to be conducted with at least one third party witness present and bans inquiry into anyone's death. A large earthquake caused the destruction of at least twelve cities in the region of Lydia in the Roman province of Asia in Asia Minor. In China, a major flooding took place in the Yellow River in AD 11, which is credited with helping bring about the fall of the Xin dynasty in the next decade.

Manning (2008) tentatively estimates the world population in AD 10 as 241 million.

Demographics

Main article: Estimates of historical world population

Due to lack of reliable demographic data, estimates of the world population in the 1st century vary wildly, with estimates for AD 1 varying from 150^[1] to 300^[2] million. Demographers typically do not attempt to estimate most specific years in antiquity, instead giving approximate numbers for round years such as AD 1 or AD 200. However, attempts at reconstructing the world population in more specific years have been made, with Manning (2008) tentatively estimating the world population in AD 10 as 241 million.^[3]

AD 10

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By place

Roman Empire

• Differentiation of localized Teutonic tribes of the Irminones.
• Senatus consultum Silanianum is adopted.

Central Asia

• The Euthydemid dynasty, a Greek dynasty in Bactria, is brought to an end.

China

• The usurper Wang Mang (who rules during a brief interregnum known as the Xin dynasty) outlaws the private purchase and use of crossbows. Despite this, Liu Xiu, the later Emperor Guangwu of Han, buys crossbows in the winter of AD 22 to aid the rebellion of his brother Liu Yan (styled Bosheng) and Li Tong.

Judea

• According to the Gospel of Luke, Jesus visits Herod's Temple and gets lost.^{[citation needed]}

By topic

Arts

• Ovid completes Tristia III (the "Sorrows") describing the sadness of banishment.

Significant people

• Caesar Augustus, Roman Emperor (27 BC–AD 14)
• Tiberius, Roman Emperor (AD 14–37)
• Germanicus, Roman General

Births

Transcluding articles: AD 10, AD 11, AD 12, AD 13, AD 14, AD 15, AD 16, AD 17, AD 18, and AD 19

AD 10

• Hero of Alexandria, Greek engineer (d. c. AD 70)
• Pope Linus, Pope in Catholic church (d. AD 76)
• Liu Penzi, Chinese puppet emperor (d. after AD 27)
• Lucius Vipstanus Poplicola, Roman consul (d. after AD 59)
• Tigellinus, Roman Praetorian prefect (d. AD 69)

AD 12

• Mark the Evangelist, Christian evangelist, martyr, known for The Gospel of Mark (approximate date) (d. 68 AD)
• August 31 – Caligula, Roman emperor^[25] (d. 41 AD)

AD 13

• Casperius Aelianus, Roman praetorian prefect (d. AD 98)
• Gaius Silius, Roman politician (d. AD 48)

AD 14

• Lucius Caecilius Iucundus, Roman banker (d. AD 62)
• Marcus Junius Silanus, Roman consul (d. AD 54)

AD 15

• September 24 – Vitellius, Roman emperor (d. AD 69)
• November 6 – Agrippina the Younger, Roman empress (d. AD 59)
• Apollonius of Tyana, Greek philosopher (d. c. AD 97)
• Ennia Thrasylla, Roman noblewoman (d. AD 38)
• Lollia Paulina, Roman empress (d. AD 49)
• Lucius Verginius Rufus, Roman consul (d. AD 97)

AD 16

• September 16 – Julia Drusilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (d. AD 38)
• Claudius Drusus, son of Claudius and Plautia Urgulanilla (approximate date)
• Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus, Roman consul (d. AD 64)

AD 18

• Julia Livilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (approximate date) (d. AD 41)

AD 19

• October 10 – Tiberius Gemellus, grandson of Tiberius (d. c. 38 AD)

Deaths

Transcluding articles: AD 10, AD 11, AD 12, AD 13, AD 14, AD 15, AD 16, AD 17, AD 18, and AD 19

AD 10

• Didymus Chalcenterus, Greek scholar and grammarian (b. c. 63 BC)
• Hillel the Elder, Babylonian sage, scholar, and Jewish leader (b. c. 110 BC)^[26]

AD 11

• Marcus Antistius Labeo, prominent Roman jurist

AD 12

• Rhoemetalces I – king of the Odrysian kingdom of Thrace from 12 BC to 12 AD

AD 13

• Quintus Pedius, Roman (deaf) painter (approximate date)
• Wang Zhengjun, Chinese empress (b. 71 BC)

AD 14

• August 19 – Augustus, Roman emperor (b. 63 BC)^[27]
• August 20 – Agrippa Postumus, grandson of Augustus and former heir to the Empire (b. 12 BC)
• Gnaeus Pompeius (Rufus), Roman consul
• Julia the Elder, daughter of Augustus^[28] (b. 39 BC)
• Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Roman consul
• Parthenius of Nicaea, Greek grammarian
• Paullus Fabius Maximus, Roman consul
• Sempronius Gracchus, Roman nobleman

AD 15

• Lucius Seius Strabo, Roman praetorian prefect (b. 46 BC)

AD 16

• September 13 – Marcus Scribonius Libo, Roman senator (forced to commit suicide)
• Clemens, Roman slave and impostor (executed by Tiberius) ^[29]
• Scribonia, second wife of Caesar Augustus (approximate date)

AD 17

• Antiochus III, King of Commagene
• Archelaus, king of Cappadocia^[30]
• Gaius Julius Hyginus, Roman Latin writer
• Livy, Roman historian^[31]
• Lucius Vipstanus Gallus, Roman senator
• Ovid, Roman poet^[32] (or AD 18)

AD 18

• Crinagoras, Greek epigrammatist (b. 70 BC)
• Herod Archelaus, Jewish ruler (ethnarch) (b. 23 BC)
• Mother Lü, rebel leader against the Xin dynasty
• Publius Ovidius Naso, Roman poet (or AD 17)
• Yang Xiong, Chinese philosopher (b. 53 BC)
• Yuri, Korean ruler of Goguryeo^[24]

AD 19

• October 10 – Germanicus, Roman general (b. 15 BC)^[33]
• Cotys III (or Cotys VIII), Roman client king of Thrace
• Vonones I, king of the Parthian Empire