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{{Year in other calendars|year=-7|BC}}
Year '''8 BC''' was either a [[common year starting on Friday]] or [[Common year starting on Saturday|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 Empire|Roman]] expansion in [[Bohemia]].
* [[Arminius]], son of a [[Cherusci|Cheruscan]] chieftain, is taken [[hostage]] to [[Rome]] where he receives a military [[education]].
== Births ==
* [[Empress Wang (Ping)|Empress Wang]] (d. [[23|AD 23]])
== Deaths ==
* [[Horace]], Roman poet (b. [[65 BC]])
* [[Gaius Maecenas|Maecenas]], Roman politician and patron of the arts (b. [[70 BC]])
* [[Empress Xu (Cheng)|Empress Xu]]
[[category:8 BC]]
{{Year in other calendars|year=-7|BC}}
Year '''8 BC''' was either a [[common year starting on Friday]] or [[Common year starting on Saturday|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 Empire|Roman]] expansion in [[Bohemia]].
* [[Arminius]], son of a [[Cherusci|Cheruscan]] chieftain, is taken [[hostage]] to [[Rome]] where he receives a military [[education]].
== Births ==
* [[Empress Wang (Ping)|Empress Wang]] (d. [[23|AD 23]])
== Deaths ==
* [[Horace]], Roman poet (b. [[65 BC]])
* [[Gaius Maecenas|Maecenas]], Roman politician and patron of the arts (b. [[70 BC]])
* [[Empress Xu (Cheng)|Empress Xu]]
[[category:8 BC]]