8 BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century
Decades:	30s BC  20s BC  10s BC  – 0s BC –  0s  10s  20s
Years:	11 BC 10 BC 9 BC – 8 BC – 7 BC 6 BC 5 BC

Year 8 BC was either a common year starting on Friday or Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Censorinus and Gallus.

Events

• King Maroboduus becomes ruler of the Marcomanni. He fights against the Roman expansion in Bohemia.
• Arminius, son of a Cheruscan chieftain, is taken hostage to Rome where he receives a military education.

Births

• Empress Wang (d. AD 23)

Deaths

for more information, see Category:8 BC deaths.

• Horace, Roman poet (b. 65 BC)
• Maecenas, Roman politician and patron of the arts (b. 70 BC)
• Empress Xu