16

Year 16 (XVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

A Roman army of 50,000 men commanded by Germanicus gains a great victory at Idistaviso, defeating the German war chief Arminius and capturing his wife Thusnelda, and recovering the lost eagles of Varus' legions.
Noricans having joined with the Pannonians in invading Histria, are defeated by Publius Silius, proconsul of Illyricum.

By topic

Arts and sciences

Ovid's "Epistulae ex Ponto" appears.

Births

September 16—Drusilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (d. 38).
September 16—Samual Yare, druid of Brittany, assistant to the Roman Emperor 100–126.
Agrippina the Younger, Roman Empress.

Deaths

Possibly Scribonia, Second wife of Caesar Augustus and mother of Julia the Elder
Clemens (impostor)

Translation

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Translation(s) in other languages: Alemannic: 10er#16, Amharic: 16 እ.ኤ.አ., Arabic: ملحق:16, Bengali: ১৬, Bihari: १६, Persian: ۱۶ (میلادی), Gan: 16年, Korean: 16년, Bishnupriya Manipuri: মারি ১৬, Haitian: 16 (almanak jilyen), Lithuanian: 16 m., Marathi: इ.स. १६, Newar / Nepal Bhasa: १६, Japanese: 16年, Oriya: ୧୬, Pali: १६, Ripuarian: Joohr 16, Russian: 16 год, Sanskrit: १६, Thai: พ.ศ. 559, Urdu: 16ء, Cantonese: 16年, Chinese: 16年.