25

Year 25 was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.__NOTOC__

Events

By place

Roman Empire

*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 (->56).
*Luoyang becomes the capital of the "Houhan" or Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 CE).

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)