The world in 27 BC — what happened that year

3 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

West Asia (2)

• Herod builds a fine wall around Samaria and rebuilds it as Sebaste in honor of Caesar (Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews BJ 1.403)
• Herod rebuilds Samaria as Sebaste and makes it a fortress city (Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews 15.292)

Southern Europe (1)

• He stationed legions by province and placed fleets at Misenum and Ravenna to guard the upper and lower seas. (Suetonius, Lives of the Caesars Augustus 49 (영역 Thomson 장 번호; 라틴 49장))

Changes of power ◆

Places where the world territory data shows a change of borders in this year.

• ◆ Kanva dynasty ends
• ◆ Ptolemaic Kingdom ends
• ◆ Roman Empire takes 556,300 km² of former Ptolemaic Kingdom land
• ◆ Satavahana dynasty takes 201,800 km² of former Kanva dynasty land
• ◆ Ptolemaic Kingdom loses 556,300 km² to Roman Empire
• ◆ Kanva dynasty loses 201,800 km² to Satavahana dynasty

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