2
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This page is about the year 2 AD. For the actual number, see two.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC – 0s – 10s 20s 30s |
| Years: | 2 BC 1 BC 1 AD – 2 AD – 3 AD 4 AD 5 AD |
| Gregorian calendar | 2 II |
| Ab urbe condita | 755 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Assyrian calendar | 4752 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1842–-1841 |
| Bengali calendar | -591 |
| Berber calendar | 952 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 546 |
| Burmese calendar | -636 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5510–5511 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛酉年 (2638/2698) — to —
壬戌年(2639/2699) |
| Coptic calendar | -282–-281 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -6–-5 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3762–3763 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 58–59 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3103–3104 |
| Holocene calendar | 10002 |
| Iranian calendar | 620 BP – 619 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 639 BH – 638 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2335 |
| Minguo calendar | 1910 before ROC 民前1910年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 545 |
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The Simple English Wiktionary has a definition for: two. |
The year 2 (II) was a common year that started on Sunday[1], according to the Julian calendar. According to the Gregorian calendar, it started on a Tuesday.[2]
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vinicius and Varus. It was the 2nd year of the 1st century.
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Events [change]
By place [change]
Roman Empire [change]
- Following the death of Lucius Caesar, Livia Drusilla convinced Augustus to allow her son Tiberius back into Rome as a private citizen. This was after six years in enforced retirement on Rhodes.
- Gaius Caesar meets with Phraates V, the king of Parthia on the Euphrates.
- Publius Alfenus Varus and Publius Vinicius become Roman Consuls.
Europe [change]
- Cedeides becomes Archon of Athens.
- Using Roman military support, Artavasdes III, son of Ariobarzanes II, king of Media Atropatene, becomes the king of Armenia.
Africa [change]
- Juba II of Mauretania joins Gaius Caesar in Armenia as a military advisor.
Asia [change]
- The first census is concluded in China. The census has begun the year before. Final numbers show a population of nearly 60 million (59,594,978 people in a bit more than 12 million households). The census is one of the most accurate surveys in Chinese history.[3]
- The Chinese census shows nearly one million people living in Vietnam.
Births [change]
- Apollonius of Tyana (d. 98)
- Deng Yu, Han Dynasty general and statesman (d. 58)
Deaths [change]
- Lucius Caesar, son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder. He was also the heir to the throne in Gaul. (b. 17 BC)
References [change]
- ↑ "CalendarHome.com - 2". calendarhome.com. 2011 [last update]. http://www.calendarhome.com/cgi-bin/tycyear.pl?year=2&change=1&suppresshol=. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ↑ "year 2 - Wolfram|Alpha". wolframalpha.com. 2011 [last update]. http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=year+2. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ↑ Klingaman, William K., The First Century: Emperors, Gods and Everyman, 1990, p 56
