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Year 8 (VIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Asia

  • Start of Chushi era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
  • In China, Wang Mang crushes a rebellion by Chai I, and on the winter solstice (which has been dated January 10 of the following year) officially assumes the title emperor, establishing the short-lived Xin Dynasty.<ref>Klingaman, William K., The First Century: Emperors, Gods and Everyman, 1990, p 67</ref>

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Arts

  • After completing Metamorphoses, Ovid begins the Fasti (Festivals), 6 books that detail the first 6 months of the year and provide valuable insights into the Roman Calendar.

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