List of events that occurred in 15 AD:
Events[]
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Roman Empire[]
- Early (approx.) – Emona (on the site of modern-day Ljubljana) is founded by Legio XV Apollinaris.
- May – As part of his campaign against the Germanic peoples, Germanicus captures Thusnelda, wife of Arminius.
- Summer – Germanicus launches a two-pronged attack from Vetera and Moguntiacum. On his return journey, he recaptures the aquila of Legio XIX and visits the battlefield of the Teutoburg Forest. Germanicus arranges the burial for the remains of Varus' army.
- Varna (Odessus), on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, is annexed to the Roman province of Moesia.
- In Rome, the selection of civil servants passes from the people to the Emperor and the Senate.
- The river Tiber floods parts of Rome.
- Valerius Gratus is appointed Prefect of the Roman province of Judea.
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Arts and sciences[]
- Nicolaus of Damascus writes a biography of the Emperor Augustus (Bios Kaisaros).