23 35213 225557989 2008-07-14T08:41:53Z Radio101 5738181 :''This article is about the year AD 23 anthony. For other uses, see [[23 (number)]], [[23 (numerology)]], or [[23 (disambiguation)]].'' {{Year nav 1st century CE|23}} {{C1YearInTopic}} Year '''23''' was a [[common year starting on Friday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]]. __NOTOC__ ==Events== ===By place=== ====Roman Empire==== * [[Greek literature|Greek]] [[geographer]] [[Strabo]] publishes ''Geography'', a work covering the world known to the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] and [[History of Greece|Greeks]] at the time of Emperor [[Augustus]] - it is the only such book to survive from the ancient world. * [[Tiberius]]' son [[Julius Caesar Drusus]] dies. From that point forward, he seems to lose interest in the Empire and occupies himself with the pursuit of pleasure. * [[Sejanus|Lucius Aelius Sejanus]] begins to dominate the [[Roman Senate]] and [[Tiberius]], after the death of Julius Caesar Drusus. * [[Gaius Asinius Pollio (consul AD 23)|Gaius Asinius Pollio]] and Gaius Antistius Vetus become [[consuls]]. ====Asia==== *[[Emperor Gengshi of Han|Liu Xuan]], a descendant of the [[Han Dynasty]] royal family and leader of insurgents against the [[Xin Dynasty]], proclaims himself emperor against [[Wang Mang]]. * June — After being sieged for 2 months, 9,000 insurgents under [[Emperor Guangwu of Han|Liu Xiu]] defeat 450,000 of [[Wang Mang]]'s troops in the [[Battle of Kunyang]], ushering in the fall of Wang Mang and restoration of the [[Han Dynasty]] in China. ==Births== *[[Pliny the Elder]], Roman scientist and writer ==Deaths== *[[June 15]] — [[Maka Dan-Dang]], daughter of [[Maka Na-Zhen]], the first person recorded to be strangled by the trunk of an elephant *[[September 14]] — [[Drusus Julius Caesar]], son of the Emperor [[Tiberius]], poisoned *[[October 6]] — [[Wang Mang]], "usurper" of the throne of the [[Han Dynasty]] and Emperor of the Xin Dynasty *[[Liu Xin]], Chinese astronomer *[[Liu Yan (general)|Liu Yan]], Chinese general *[[Empress Wang (Ping)|Empress Wang]] *[[Juba II]], King of Mauretania {{C1YearEnd}} [[Category:23]] [[af:23]] [[als:20er#23]] [[am:23 እ.ኤ.አ.]] [[ar:23]] [[an:23]] [[ast:23]] [[az:23]] [[bn:২৩]] [[be:23]] [[be-x-old:23]] [[bh:२३]] [[bs:23]] [[br:23]] [[bg:23]] [[ca:23]] [[cv:23]] [[cs:23]] [[co:23]] [[cy:23]] [[da:23]] [[de:23]] [[et:23]] [[el:23]] [[es:23]] [[eo:23]] [[eu:23]] [[fr:23]] [[fur:23]] [[gd:23]] [[gl:23]] [[ko:23년]] [[hr:23.]] [[io:23]] [[bpy:মারি ২৩]] [[id:23]] [[ia:23]] [[is:23]] [[it:23]] [[he:23]] [[jv:23]] [[ka:23]] [[sw:23]] [[ht:23 (almanak jilyen)]] [[la:23]] [[lv:23]] [[lb:23]] [[lmo:23]] [[hu:23]] [[mk:23]] [[mr:इ.स. २३]] [[ms:23]] [[nah:23]] [[nl:23]] [[new:२३]] [[ja:23年]] [[nap:23]] [[no:23]] [[nn:23]] [[oc:23]] [[or:୨୩]] [[uz:23]] [[pi:२३]] [[nds:23]] [[pl:23]] [[pt:23]] [[ksh:Joohr 23]] [[ro:23]] [[ru:23 год]] [[sa:२३]] [[sq:23]] [[simple:23]] [[sk:23]] [[sl:23]] [[sr:23]] [[srn:23]] [[su:23]] [[fi:23]] [[sv:23]] [[tt:23]] [[th:พ.ศ. 566]] [[tr:23]] [[uk:23]] [[ur:23ء]] [[vec:23]] [[zh:23年]]