AD 10

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Differentiation of localized Teutonic tribes of the Irminones.
• Senatus consultum Silanianum is adopted.

  Central Asia

• The Greek dynasty in Bactria is brought to an end.

  China

• The usurper Wang Mang outlaws the private purchase and use of crossbows. Despite this, Liu Xiu, the later Emperor Guangwu of Han, buys crossbows in the winter of AD 22 to aid the rebellion of his brother Liu Yan and Li Tong.

  Judea

• According to the Gospel of Luke, Jesus visits Herod's Temple and gets lost.

  By topic

Arts

• Ovid completes Tristia III describing the sadness of banishment.

  Births

• Hero of Alexandria, Greek engineer
• Pope Linus, Pope in Catholic church
• Liu Penzi, Chinese puppet emperor
• Lucius Vipstanus Poplicola, Roman consul
• Tigellinus, Roman Praetorian prefect

  Deaths

• Didymus Chalcenterus, Greek scholar and grammarian
• Hillel the Elder, Babylonian sage, scholar, and Jewish leader