Decade · 9 BCE – 0
The world in the 0s BCE
From 9 BCE to 0 the atlas holds 86 states standing at some time. 1 things began - Herodian tetrarchy - and 2 ended; 8 people were born and 14 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.
What began in the 0s BCE
By kind, the best known first.
States 1
- Herodian tetrarchy · state · 4 BCE – 44 CE
What ended in the 0s BCE
States 1
- Herodian kingdom · state · 37 – 4 BCE
Wars and battles 1
- Roman conquest of Rhetia and the Alps · battle · 16 – 7 BCE
Born and died
Born 8
- Jesus Christ · religious leader · 2 BCE – 33 CE
- Seneca the Younger · statesperson · 5 BCE – 65 CE
- Saint Peter · religious leader · 1 BCE – 65 CE
- Galba · politician · 5 BCE – 69 CE
- Emperor Guangwu of Han · ruler · 5 BCE – 57 CE
- Emperor Ping of Han · ruler · 9 BCE – 6 CE
- Ptolemy of Mauretania · politician · 9 BCE – 40 CE
- Quintus Asconius Pedianus · poet · 9 BCE – 76 CE
Died 14
- Horace · philosopher · 65 – 8 BCE
- Herod the Great · monarch · 74 – 4 BCE
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus · writer · 60 – 7 BCE
- Gaius Maecenas · politician · 70 – 8 BCE
- Nero Claudius Drusus · politician · 38 – 9 BCE
- Cleopatra Selene II · monarch · 40 – 5 BCE
- Emperor Ai of Han · ruler · 24 – 1 BCE
- Emperor Cheng of Han · monarch · 51 – 7 BCE
- Liu Xiang · astronomer · 77 – 6 BCE
- Polemon I of Pontus · poet · 65 – 8 BCE
- Iullus Antonius · politician · 43 – 2 BCE
- Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius · politician · 157 – 2 BCE
- Publius Cornelius Scipio · politician · 50 – 7 BCE
- Sextus Appuleius · politician · 61 – 8 BCE
States of the 0s BCE
The states that stood at some time in the 0s BCE, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 9 BCE.
Europe12 states
- Roman Empire · 27 BCE – 395 CE · Augustus, Roman emperor since 27 BCE
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Augustus, Roman emperor since 27 BCE
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Dacia · 60 BCE – 106 CE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE · Polemon I of Pontus, King of the Bosporus since 16 BCE
- Odrysian kingdom · 460 BCE – 46 CE
- Lazica · 101 BCE – 700 CE
and 4 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa31 states
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Parthian Empire · 247 BCE – 224 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE · Artaxias II of Iberia, King of Iberia since 20 BCE
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
and 23 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia18 states
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE · Straton III, King of Gandhara since 25 BCE
- Indo-Greek Kingdom · 180 BCE – 10 CE · Straton III, monarch since 25 BCE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Satavahana dynasty · 230 BCE – 220 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Indo-Parthian kingdom · 19 BCE – 226 CE
and 10 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia15 states
- Han dynasty · 206 BCE – 220 CE · Emperor Cheng of Han, Emperor of China since 33 BCE
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Yuri of Goguryeo, wang since 19 BCE
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Onjo, king since 18 BCE
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Chinese Empire · 220 BCE – 1912 CE · Emperor Cheng of Han, Emperor of China since 33 BCE
and 7 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania3 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Teotihuacan · 50 BCE – 704 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown7 states
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Shanshan · 92 BCE – 445 CE
- Kingdom of Munster · 101 BCE – 1138 CE
- Arsacid dynasty of Caucasian Albania · 2 BCE – 428 CE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
- Jushi Kingdom · 108 BCE – 450 CE
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 29 BCE – 20: every state, war and life of the 0s BCE, region by region.
- On the map in 4 BCE: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.