Editing AD 17 (section)

== Events ==
=== By place ===
==== Roman Empire ====
* [[May 26]] &ndash; [[Germanicus]] returns to [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] as a conquering hero; he celebrates a [[Roman triumph|triumph]] for his victories over the [[Cherusci]], [[Chatti]] and other [[Germanic peoples|Germanic tribes]] west of the [[Elbe]].<ref>Tacitus, The Annals [[s:The Annals (Tacitus)/Book 2#41|2.41]]</ref>
* Emperor [[Tiberius]] sends Germanicus to the east, in order to lead a military campaign against [[Parthia]].
* [[Cappadocia]] ([[Anatolia|Asia Minor]]) becomes a [[Roman province]]. 
* [[Sejanus|Lucius Aelius Sejanus]] becomes [[Praetorian prefect]].

==== Africa ====
* [[Tacfarinas]], [[Numidia]]n deserter from the [[Roman army]],<ref name="ref1">Tacitus, The Annals [[s:The Annals (Tacitus)/Book 2#52|2.52]]</ref> begins a [[guerrilla warfare|guerrilla war]] against the Romans. He leads his own [[Musulamii]] tribe and a coalition of [[Berber people|Berbers]], attacking the ''[[Limes Tripolitanus]]'', a fortified zone ([[Limes (Roman Empire)|limes]]) of the [[Roman Empire]] in [[Africa (Roman province)|Africa]].

==== Judea ====
* [[Herod Antipas]], son of [[Herod the Great]], builds the city [[Tiberias]] on the western shore of the [[Sea of Galilee]], in honor of Tiberius.

==== Asia Minor ====
* [[17 AD Lydia earthquake|An earthquake]] in [[Anatolia]] destroys the city of [[Sardis]] and damages several other cities.<ref>Tacitus, The Annals [[s:The Annals (Tacitus)/Book 2#47|2.47]]</ref>