AD 12

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Annius Rufus is appointed Prefect of Judea.
• Augustus orders a major invasion of Germany beyond the Rhine.
• Quirinius returns from Judea to become a counselor to Tiberius.
• The Armenian Artaxiad Dynasty is overthrown by the Romans.

  By topic

Arts and sciences

• Ovid stops writing Fasti because of the lack of resources. He completes 6 books that detail festivals found in the Roman Calendar.

  Births

• August 31 - Caligula, Roman Emperor

  Deaths

• Rhoemetalces I - king of the Odrysian kingdom of Thrace from 12 BC to 12 AD