39

Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century

Decades: 10s BC 0s BC 0s 10s 20s - 30s - 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s

Years: 34 35 36 37 38 - 39 - 40 41 42 43 44

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Events

• Tigellinus, ministerfavorite oflater Roman emperor Nero,banishedadulteryCaligula's sisters.
• Domitius Afer securesconsulship.
• Caligulaalsoconsul.
• Agrippa I, kingJudea,recalledRome.
• Legio XV PrimigeneiaLegio XXII Primigeneialevied by Caligula forGerman frontier.
• The Trung Sisters resistChinese influencesVietnam.

Births

• November 3 - Lucan, Roman poet
• December 30 - Titus Flavius, Roman emperor (79-81)
• Britannicus, sonRoman emperor Claudiushis third wife Messalina.

Deaths

• SenecaElder, Roman rhetorician

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Fornumber 39, see thirty-nine.