2
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| Centuries: | 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century |
| Decades: | 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC - 0s - 10s 20s 30s
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| Years: | 2 BC 1 BC 1 - 2 - 3 4 5 |
- For other uses, see 2 (disambiguation).
- This article is about the year 2. For other uses, see 2 (number).
| 2 by topic | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 2 II
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| Ab urbe condita | 755 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1842 – -1841 |
| Buddhist calendar | 546 |
| Coptic calendar | -282 – -281 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -6 – -5 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3762 – 3763 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 57 – 58 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3103 – 3104 |
| Holocene calendar | 10002 |
| Iranian calendar | 620 BP – 619 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 639 BH – 638 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 662 (皇紀662年) |
| Julian calendar | 47 |
| Korean calendar | 2335 |
| Thai solar calendar | 545 |
Year 2 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Roman Empire
- Following upon the death of Lucius Caesar, Livia Drusilla persuades Augustus to allow her son Tiberius back into Rome as a private citizen after six years in enforced retirement on Rhodes.
- Gaius Caesar meets with Phraates V, the king of Parthia on the Euphrates. Rather than invade, Gaius Caesar concludes peace with the Parthians — Parthia recognizes Roman claims to Armenia.
- Publius Alfenus Varus and Publius Vinicius become Roman Consuls.
[edit] Europe
- Cedeides becomes Archon of Athens
- Using Roman military support, Artavasdes III, son of Ariobarzanes II, King of Media Atropatene, becomes the king of Armenia (to 4).
[edit] Africa
- Juba II of Mauretania joins Gaius Caesar in Armenia as a military advisor. It is during this period that he meets Glaphyra, a Cappadocian Princess and the former wife of Alexandros of Judea, a brother of Herod Archelaus Ethnarch of Judea, and falls for her.
[edit] Asia
- Wang Mang begins a program of personal aggrandization, restoring marquess titles to past imperial princes and introducing a pension system for retired officials. Restrictions are placed on the Emperor's mother, Consort Wei and members of the Wei Clan.
- The first census is taken in China; final numbers show a population of 58 million.
- The Chinese census shows nearly one million people living in Vietnam.
[edit] Births
- Apollonius of Tyana (d. 98)
- Deng Yu, Han Dynasty general and statesman (d. 58)
[edit] Deaths
- Lucius Caesar, son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder, and heir to the throne, dies in Gaul. (b. 17 BC)
[edit] People of the year 2 at Familypedia
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