6

Year 6 was a (link will display the full calendar) of the.

Roman Empire

 * , ethnarch of, , and , is deposed and banished to in.
 * and become  provinces;  is guarded by legions, , , and.
 * Augustus sets up a special treasury, the aerarium militare, to pay bonuses to retiring legion veterans.
 * makes his base of operations against ; The   fights with Tiberius against the.
 * The Pannonians, with the Dalmatians and other Illyrian tribes, revolt, only to be overcome by Tiberius after a hard-fought three year long campaign.
 * The building of a Roman fort starts the current city of.
 * Caecina Severus is made governor of Moesia.
 * Publius Sulpicius Quirinius becomes Governor of Syria and nominally of Judea.
 * conducts a in  (according to ), which results in a revolt in the province, led by, and supported by the  Sadoq. The revolt is repressed, and the rebels are crucified, but it results in the birth of the  movement, the members of which regard God as their only master.
 * Due to a food shortage in, doubles the corn rations distributed to the people.
 * Due to a catastrophic fire in Rome, the barracks system is created to allow quicker response in the case of emergencies.
 * banishes, one of his adopted sons, to the island of Planasia.
 * and become Roman consuls.
 * Theophilus becomes . There are no further records of Archons until after.

Africa

 * of Maurentia and Numidia marries, a princess from . The marriage is brief as Glaphyra falls for Herod Archelaus and moves to Judea (This union is partially responsible for Herod's ouster from Judea).
 * Following the ousting of, Vorones I is appointed by Rome as King of Parthia. Parthian grandees refuse to accept him as king and invite , another member of the Arsacid house, to the throne, precipitating civil war.

Asia

 * Accession of of the  in  and start of Jushe era of the Chinese.
 * Candidates for political office in must take civil-service examinations.
 * The imperial Liu clan begins to suspect the intentions of and foment agrarian rebellions during the course of Ruzi Ying's reign. The first of these is led by Liu Chong, Marquess of Ang-Zong.

Births

 * , usually considered the latest possible year of birth, based on the  in that year.
 * , son of and  (d. 30).
 * , Roman empress (d. 41).

Deaths

 * , Egyptian ruler of and  (born 40 BC)
 * , briefly Emperor of