20 BC
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| Centuries: | 2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century |
| Decades: | 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC – 20s BC – 10s BC 0s BC 0s |
| Years: | 23 BC 22 BC 21 BC – 20 BC – 19 BC 18 BC 17 BC |
Events
- Rome and Parthia make a peace treaty
- King Herod the Great begins to renovate the Temple in Jerusalem
- Maison Carrée, Nîmes, France, is built (approximate date)
- Marcus Verrius Flaccus' dictionary De verborum significatu is published. It is one of the first great dictionaries in history.
- Shakas no longer control northwest India
Births
- for more information, see Category:20 BC births.
- Gaius Caesar, grandson of Augustus Caesar (d. AD 4)
- Philo, the philosopher (approximate date) (d. AD 50)