AD 28
Template:Use mdy dates Template:More citations needed Template:Year nav Template:M1 year in topic AD 28 (XXVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Nerva (or, less frequently, year 781 Ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 28 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
[edit]By place
[edit]Germania
[edit]- Roman legions in Germania are transported by fleet to the fortress of Flevum on the Rhine, to operate against the rebellious Frisians.<ref>Tacitus, The Annals 4.73</ref>
- The Frisians negotiate a treaty with the Roman Empire at the River Rhine, avoiding conquest.
Korea
[edit]- King Daru of Baekje succeeds to the throne of Baekje in the Korean peninsula.<ref name=met>Template:Cite web</ref>
Judea
[edit]- According to the Gospel of Luke (Luke 3:1-2), the ministries of John the Baptist and Jesus begin at the earliest in this year, and more likely in AD 29.<ref name=Humphreys2011 >Colin Humphreys, The Mystery of the Last Supper Cambridge University Press 2011 Template:ISBN, page 65</ref>
Births
[edit]- June 15 – Ming of Han, Chinese emperor (d. AD 75)
- Julia Berenice, Jewish client queen of Judea
- Silius Italicus, Roman consul and epic poet
Deaths
[edit]- Onjo of Baekje, Korean king <ref name=met />