Editing 25 BC

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Year '''25 BC''' was either a [[common year starting on Wednesday]], [[Common year starting on Thursday|Thursday]] or [[Common year starting on Friday|Friday]] or a [[leap year starting on Wednesday]] or [[Leap year starting on Thursday|Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]] (the sources differ, see [[Julian calendar#Leap year error|leap year error]] for further information) and a [[leap year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Proleptic Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Silanus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 729 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 25 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* [[Caesar Augustus|Imperator Caesar Augustus]] becomes [[List of Early Imperial Roman Consuls|Consul]] for the ninth time. His partner is [[Marcus Junius Silanus (consul 25 BC)|Marcus Junius Silanus]].
* The [[temple]] to [[Poseidon|Neptune]] on the [[Circus Flaminius]] is built.
* Estimation: [[Rome]], capital of the [[Roman Empire]], becomes the [[World's largest cities|largest city in the world]], taking the lead from [[Chang'an]], [[Capital (political)|capital]] of [[China]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/largest-cities-throughout-history-4068071|title=What Were the Largest Cities Throughout History?|last=Rosenberg|first=Matt|website=ThoughtCo}}</ref>
*[[Galatia]] becomes a [[Roman province]] after the death of its king. The Roman troops stationed there are relocated to [[Egypt]].
*The Roman colony of [[Emerita Augusta]] is founded (present-day [[Mérida, Spain|Mérida]]).

==== China ====
* The government gives its [[tributary state]]s 20,000 rolls of silk cloth and about 20,000 pounds of silk floss.
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== Births ==
* [[Aulus Cornelius Celsus]], author of ''De Medicina'' (d. c. [[AD 50]]) [[File:De medicina V00117 00000006.tif|thumb|''De medicina'']]

== Deaths ==

* [[Amyntas of Galatia]], King of [[Galatia]]

== References ==
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