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
- Iullus Antonius, son of Mark Antony and consul in 10 BC
- Phraates IV, king of Parthia