Decade · 20 – 29
The world in the 20s
From 20 to 29 the atlas holds 85 states standing at some time. 3 things began - Battle of Kunyang, Lulin and Frisian revolt of 28 AD - and 2 ended; 10 people were born and 12 died.
What began in the 20s
By kind, the best known first.
Wars and battles 2
- Battle of Kunyang · battle · 23
- Frisian revolt of 28 AD · battle · 28
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Lulin · unrest · 21
What ended in the 20s
States 1
- Xin dynasty · state · 9 – 23
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Red Eyebrows · unrest · 17 – 27
Born and died
Born 10
- Pliny the Elder · naturalist · 23 – 79
- Petronius · philosopher · 27 – 66
- Silius Italicus · politician · 26 – 101
- Wang Chong · astronomer · 27 – 97
- Herod Agrippa II · politician · 28 – 100
- Vologases I of Parthia · monarch · 25 – 80
- Emperor Ming of Han · monarch · 28 – 75
- Kujula Kadphises · politician · 20 – 80
- Marcus Antonius Primus · politician · 23 – 98
- Titus Vestricius Spurinna · politician · 25 – 101
Died 12
- Strabo · philosopher · 64 BCE – 21 CE
- Arminius · military leader · 17 BCE – 21 CE
- Livia · politician · 59 BCE – 29 CE
- Wang Mang · ruler · 45 BCE – 23 CE
- Juba II · politician · 48 BCE – 23 CE
- Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus · politician · 49 BCE – 25 CE
- Liu Xin · astronomer · 50 BCE – 23 CE
- Ruzi Ying · monarch · 5 – 25
- Verrius Flaccus · poet · 55 BCE – 20 CE
- Gaius Ateius Capito · politician · 38 BCE – 22 CE
- Lucius Volusius Saturninus · politician · 60 BCE – 20 CE
- Gaius Vibius Postumus · politician · 35 BCE – 20 CE
States of the 20s
The states that stood at some time in the 20s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 20.
Europe12 states
- Roman Empire · 27 BCE – 395 CE · Tiberius, Roman emperor since 14
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Tiberius, Roman emperor since 14
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Dacia · 60 BCE – 106 CE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE · Tiberius Julius Aspurgus, King of the Bosporus since 7
- Odrysian kingdom · 460 BCE – 46 CE
- Lazica · 101 BCE – 700 CE
and 4 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa28 states
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Parthian Empire · 247 BCE – 224 CE · Gondophares, King of Kings since 19
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE · Pharasmanes I, King of Iberia since 1
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
- Caucasian Albania · 2 BCE – 461 CE
and 20 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia17 states
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · 200 BCE – 400 CE · Rajuvula, King since 10
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Satavahana dynasty · 230 BCE – 220 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Indo-Parthian kingdom · 19 BCE – 226 CE · Gondophares, King of Kings since 19
- Wusun · 170 BCE – 450 CE
and 9 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia16 states
- Han dynasty · 206 BCE – 220 CE
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Daemusin of Goguryeo, wang since 18
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Onjo, king since 18 BCE
- Xin dynasty · 9 – 23 · Wang Mang, Emperor of China since 9
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
and 8 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 unknown9 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
- Dangchang Kingdom · 1 – 564
and 1 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 0 – 49: every state, war and life of the 20s, region by region.
- On the map in 25: 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.