15 BC
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| Centuries: | 2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century |
| Decades: | 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC – 10s BC – 0s BC 0s 10s |
| Years: | 18 BC 17 BC 16 BC – 15 BC – 14 BC 13 BC 12 BC |
Events
- Roman province of Raetia is started (in modern-day Switzerland). Chur is the capital.
- Drusus builds the Via Claudia Augusta through Italy
- Vienna becomes a frontier city (Vindobona) guarding the Roman Empire against the Germanic peoples
Births
- for more information, see Category:15 BC births.
- Germanicus, Roman general (d. AD 19)
- Phaedrus, Roman fabulist (d. AD 50)
Deaths
- Lucius Munatius Plancus, consul (b. c. 87 BC)
- Vedius Pollio, equestrian friend of Augustus