8 BC

Centuries: 2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century

Decades: 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC – 0s BC – 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s

13 BC 12 BC 11 BC 10 BC 9 BC – 8 BC – 7 BC 6 BC 5 BC 4 BC 3 BC

Births

• John the Baptist, preacher in Palestine

Deaths

• Horace, Roman poet
• Maecenas, Roman politician and patron of the arts

Events