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'''AD 26''' ('''[[Roman numerals|XXVI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the '''26th Year''' of the [[Anno Domini]] (AD) designation, the 26th year of the [[1st millennium]], the 26th year of the [[1st century]], and the 6th year of the 3rd decade. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the [[Consulship]] of [[Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Gaetulicus (consul 26)|Lentulus]] and [[Gaius Calvisius Sabinus (consul AD 26)|Sabinus]]''' (or, less frequently, '''year 779 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination AD 26 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 ====
* [[Pontius Pilate]] is appointed as prefect of [[Judea]].
* Emperor [[Tiberius]] retires to [[Capri]], leaving the [[Praetorian Guard]] under [[Lucius Aelius Sejanus]] in charge of the [[Roman Empire]] and the city of [[Rome]].
* Romans crush an uprising of [[Thracians|Thracian]] tribesmen.<ref>Tacitus, The Annals [[s:The Annals (Tacitus)/Book 4#46|4.46-4.51]]</ref>
*[[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] is [[Baptism of Jesus|baptized]] in the [[Jordan River]] by [[John the Baptist]] and begins his public ministry, according to some scholars.

== Deaths ==
* [[Claudia Pulchra]], cousin and close friend to [[Agrippina the Elder]] (b. [[14 BC]])
* [[Marcus Asinius Agrippa]], Roman consul
* [[Quintus Haterius]], Roman politician
* [[Sun Deng (Xin dynasty)|Sun Deng]], Chinese [[Puppet monarch|puppet emperor]]

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