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Year 25 (XXV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Agrippa (or, less frequently, year 778 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 25 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

By place

Roman Empire

• Emperor Tiberius settles a dispute between Messenia and Sparta over the Ager Dentheliales on Mount Taygetus, awarding the land to Messenia.
• Lucius Aelius Sejanus unsuccessfully attempts to marry the widow of Drusus Julius Caesar.
• Cossus Cornelius Lentulus, Marcus Asinius Agrippa become consuls.

Asia

• The Han dynasty is restored in China as Liu Xiu proclaims himself Emperor, starting the Jianwu era (until 56).
• Luoyang becomes the capital of the Houhan or Eastern Han Dynasty.

By topic

Arts and sciences

• Pomponius Mela formalizes the climatic zone system.

Births

• Gaius Julius Civilis, German chieftain

Deaths

• Aulus Cremutius Cordus, Roman historian
• Emperor Gengshi of Han
• Ruzi Ying (b. 5)

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