5 Facts for Kids

This page is about the year 5 AD. For the actual number, see 5 (number).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century
Decades:	20s BC 10s BC 0s BC – 0s – 10s 20s 30s
Years:	2 AD 3 AD 4 AD – 5 AD – 6 AD 7 AD 8 AD

AD 5 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	AD 5 V
Ab urbe condita	758
Assyrian calendar	4755
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−588
Berber calendar	955
Buddhist calendar	549
Burmese calendar	−633
Byzantine calendar	5513–5514
Chinese calendar	甲子年 (Wood Rat) 2701 or 2641 — to — 乙丑年 (Wood Ox) 2702 or 2642
Coptic calendar	−279 – −278
Discordian calendar	1171
Ethiopian calendar	−3 – −2
Hebrew calendar	3765–3766
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	61–62
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3105–3106
Holocene calendar	10005
Iranian calendar	617 BP – 616 BP
Islamic calendar	636 BH – 635 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	AD 5 V
Korean calendar	2338
Minguo calendar	1907 before ROC 民前1907年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1463
Seleucid era	316/317 AG
Thai solar calendar	547–548
Tibetan calendar	阳木鼠年 (male Wood-Rat) 131 or −250 or −1022 — to — 阴木牛年 (female Wood-Ox) 132 or −249 or −1021

5 (V) is a common year of the Julian calendar which started on a Thursday. According to the Gregorian calendar, it started on a Saturday. It was known as the Year of the Consulship of Messalla and Cinna. It was the 5th year of the 1st century.

It is one of only seven years to use just one Roman numeral. The seven are 1 AD (I), 5 AD (V), 10 AD (X), 50 AD (L), 100 AD (C), 500 AD (D), and 1000 AD (M).

Events

Rome acknowledges Cunobelinus, King of the Catuvellauni, as King of Britain.
Germanic Tribes Cimbri and Charydes send ambassadors to Rome
Gnaeus Cornelius Cinna Magnus, Lucius Valerius Messalla Volesus (or Gaius Ateius Capito) become Roman consuls
Tiberius conquers Germania Inferior
Agrippina the Elder marries Germanicus her second cousin.
Livilla marries Drusus Julius Caesar, Tiberius's son.
Polycharmus Azenius becomes Archon of Athens.

Emperor Ping of Han is assassinated. Grand Empress Dowager Wang appoints Wang Mang as acting-emperor of Han until a suitable successor is found to replace the childless Ping.

Gaius Asinius Pollio, Roman orator, poet and historian (b. 76 or 75 BC)
Ping of Han, Emperor of China is assassinated, poisoned it is believed on the orders of Wang Mang (b. 14 BC).