2 BC
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| Centuries: | 2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century |
| Decades: | 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC – 0s BC – 0s 10s 20s |
| Years: | 5 BC 4 BC 3 BC – 2 BC – 1 BC 1 AD 2 AD |
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Year 2 BC was a common year starting on Thursday or Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Silvanus.
Events
- Emperor Augustus is made Pater Patriae, or "father of the country" by the Roman Senate
- Julia the Elder is exiled on charges of treason and adultery
- Phraates V becomes king of the Parthian Empire
Births
- Jesus (approximate date, according to Eusebius of Caesarea and Jehovah's Witnesses)
Deaths
2 BC Media
Albrecht Altdorfer's painting the Adoration of the Magi (made ca. 1530) is one of several works of art concerning the Navity of Jesus. Though Jesus's exact birthdate is unknown (other than it would have occurred sometime during this decade)
- Iullus Antonius, son of Mark Antony and consul in 10 BC
- Phraates IV, king of Parthia