24 BC
Year 24 BC was either a common year starting on Thursday, Friday or Saturday or a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Proleptic Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Flaccus. The denomination 24 BC 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
- Caesar Augustus becomes List of Early [Imperial Roman Consuls|Roman Consul] for the tenth time. His partner is Gaius Norbanus Flaccus.
- Augustus founds the city of Nicopolis in Egypt to commemorate his final victory over Mark Antony.
- Herod the Great marries for a third time, to Mariamne II, after a 4-year hiatus from family life.
Deaths
- Aulus [Terentius Varro Murena], Roman general and politician