List of events that occurred in 14:
Events[]
By place[]
Roman Empire[]
- August 19 – Augustus, the first Roman emperor, dies and is declared to be a god.
- September 18 – Tiberius succeeds his stepfather Augustus as Roman emperor.
- Legions on the Rhine revolt after the death of Augustus; Germanicus put down the revolt.
- Germanicus is appointed commander of the forces in Germany, beginning a campaign that will end in 16.
- Germanicus leads a brutal raid against the Marsi, a German tribe on the upper Ruhr river, who are massacred.
- The town and port of Nauportus are plundered by a mutinous Roman legion that was sent there to build roads and bridges.
- Sextus Appuleius and Sextus Pompeius serve as Roman consuls.
- A census indicates that there are 4,973,000 citizens of the Roman Empire.
Asia[]
- First year of tianfeng era of the Chinese Xin Dynasty.
- Famine hits China. Some citizens turn to cannibalism.
By topic[]
Art[]
- The Hellenistic period ends, according to some scholars (usual date 31 BC).