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Events

 * Illyria is turned into a province after a revolt has been defeated.
 * The Rhine River is established as the boundary between the Latin and German-speaking worlds, following the defeat of the Roman army, under the command of Varus, at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
 * Legio II Augusta, XX Valeria Victrix, and XIII Gemina move to Germany to replace Legio XIX and the others destroyed at Teutoburg.
 * The Catuvellauni attack the Trinovantes and capture Camulodunum.
 * Ovid is banished to Tomis.
 * Pannonia (modern-day Hungary) submits to Roman rule.
 * In order to increase the number of marriages, and ultimately the population, the lex Papia Poppaea is adopted in Rome. This law prohibits celibacy and childless relationships.
 * Roman finances become strained following the Danubian insurrection, and Varus' defeat in Germany. This results in the levying of two new taxes: five percent of inheritances, and one percent on sales.

Births

 * November 18 - Vespasian, Roman emperor

Deaths

 * Publius Quinctilius Varus, Roman general, at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, said to have committed suicide

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