19 CE

Germanicus Julius Caesar, commander in chief of the Roman legions in the East and beloved by the legionaries, falls ill and dies. On his deathbed he accuses Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, the governor of Syria, of poisoning him. King Vonones I is removed to Cilicia and kept under house arrest. He escapes, but is caught and killed by a retired Roman legion veteran. Agrippina the Elder accuses Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso of having assassinated her husband Germanicus Julius Caesar in Antioch. However, there is no credible evidence and the charge is never proven. (In ancient times, when medical science was not advanced, poison was usually suspected whenever a young, healthy person died suddenly. There was no way to pinpoint and trace the substance after death; therefore, it was considered a quick, easy and non-traceable form of homicide.).

In the 10s, the 1st century.

Conflict & Security

  • Emperor Tiberius expels the Egyptians from Rome, and deports 4,000 Jews from Sicily.source
  • Gondophares becomes king of the Saces.source
  • Maroboduus, king of the Marcomanni, is deposed by Catualda. This ends the threat to the Romans from Germanic tribes until the reign of Marcus Aurelius. Rome places them under its protection.source
  • Agrippina the Elder accuses Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso of having assassinated her husband Germanicus Julius Caesar in Antioch. However, there is no credible evidence and the charge is never proven. (In ancient times, when medical science was not advanced, poison was usually suspected whenever a young, healthy person died suddenly. There was no way to pinpoint and trace the substance after death; therefore, it was considered a quick, easy and non-traceable form of homicide.)source
  • Last year (6th) of Tianfeng era of the Chinese Xin Dynasty.source

Religion & Belief

  • A triumphal arch is built for Germanicus Julius Caesar in Saintes.source

Technology & Infrastructure

  • First flying machine, according to the Hanshu.source

Crime & Justice

  • King Vonones I is removed to Cilicia and kept under house arrest. He escapes, but is caught and killed by a retired Roman legion veteran.source

Births

Deaths

  • October 10 – Germanicus, Roman general (born 15 BC)source
  • Cotys III (or Cotys VIII), Roman client king of Thracesource
  • Germanicus Julius Caesar, commander in chief of the Roman legions in the East and beloved by the legionaries, falls ill and dies. On his deathbed he accuses Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, the governor of Syria, of poisoning him.source
  • Vonones I, king of the Parthian Empiresource