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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 0s BC 0s 10s – 20s – 30s 40s 50s |
| Years: | 20 21 22 – 23 – 24 25 26 |
23 is a year in the 1st century. It was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pollio and Vetus.
Events
Roman Empire
- Strabo publishes Geography. It covers the world known to the Romans and Greeks at the time of Emperor Augustus.
- Aelius Sejanus gains power in the Roman Senate and Tiberius.
- Gaius Asinius Pollio, Gaius Antistius Vetus become consuls
Asia
- Liu Xuan proclaims himself emperor against Wang Mang.
- Battle of Kunyang - troops under Liu Xiu defeat 450,000 of Wang Mang's troops
Births
- Pliny the Elder, Roman scientist and writer
Deaths
- September 14 – Drusus Julius Caesar, son of the Emperor Tiberius, poisoned
- October 6 – Wang Mang, Emperor of the Xin Dynasty