Year 10 (X) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Differentiation of localized Teutonic tribes of the Irminones.
• The Greek dynasty in Bactria is extinguished.
• Publius Cornelius Dolabella is a Roman Consul.
• Illyria is divided into Pannonia and Dalmatia.

China

• The usurper Wang Mang (who rules during a brief interregnum known as the Xin Dynasty) outlaws the private purchase and use of crossbows. Despite this, Liu Xiu, the later Emperor Guangwu of Han, buys crossbows in the winter of 22 in order to aid the rebellion of his brother Liu Yan (styled Bosheng) and Li Tong.

Arts

• Ovid completes Tristia (the "Sorrows", 5 books) and Epistulae ex Ponto (Letters from the Black Sea, 4 books) describing the sadness of banishment.

Births

• Hero of Alexandria, Greek engineer (died ca 70)
• Liu Penzi, captive "Emperor" of China (died 27)

Deaths

• Didymus Chalcenterus, Greek scholar and grammarian (born ca 63 BC)

Notes and references

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