44

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Year '44' was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Events

By place

Roman Empire

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

Births

Deaths

Events

By place

Roman Empire

★ Consuls are Titus Statilius Taurus and Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus

★ The emperor Claudius returns from his British campaign in triumph, the southeast part of Briton now held by the Roman Empire, but the war will rage for another decade and a half.

★ Mauretania becomes a Roman province.

★ The Isle of Rhodes returns to the Roman Empire.

★ With the death of Herod Agrippa, who may have been poisoned by the Romans, Judaea is controlled by Roman governors.

★ Cuspius Fadus, governor of Judea (44–46), suppresses the revolt of Theudas who is decapitated.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

★ Pomponius Mela writes ''De situ orbis'', a geography of the Earth.

Births

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Deaths

★ Saint James the Great (martyrdom)

★ Agrippa I of Judea

★ Claudia Julia, executed niece of Claudius and Messalina (or 43/45).

★ Wu Han, general of Han Dynasty