8 BC

Year 8 BC was either a common year starting on Friday or Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Censorinus and Gallus.

 Events 
 King Maroboduus becomes ruler of the Marcomanni.  He fights against the Roman expansion in Bohemia.
 Arminius, son of a Cheruscan chieftain, is taken hostage to Rome where he receives a military education.

 Births 

 Empress Wang (d. AD 23)

 Deaths 

 Horace, Roman poet (b. 65 BC)
 Maecenas, Roman politician and patron of the arts (b. 70 BC)
 Empress Xu

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