18 BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century
Decades:	40s BC  30s BC  20s BC  – 10s BC –  0s BC  0s  10s
Years:	21 BC 20 BC 19 BC – 18 BC – 17 BC 16 BC 15 BC

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Year 18 BC was either a common year starting on Friday, Saturday or Sunday or a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Lentulus.

Events

• Caesar Augustus introduced the Lex Julia (Julian Laws)
• Onjo becomes the first ruler of the Korean kingdom of Baekje

18 BC Media

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  The Aeneid is published in 19 BC, after the death of Virgil earlier that year.

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  Drusus' battles with Germanic tribes (12–9 BC)

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  Depiction of Virgil (70 BC–19 BC)

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  Coin of King Asander (110 BC–17 BC)