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'''AD 37''' ('''[[Roman numerals|XXXVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the [[Consulship]] of [[Gnaeus Acerronius Proculus|Proculus]] and [[Gaius Petronius Pontius Nigrinus|Pontius]]''' (or, less frequently, '''year 790 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination AD 37 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 ====
* [[March 18]] &ndash; The [[Roman Senate]] annuls [[Tiberius]]'s will, and proclaims [[Caligula]] as [[Roman Emperor]],<ref name=cambridge>{{cite book|last=Bowman|first=Alan K.|last2=Champlin|first2=Edward|last3=Lintott|first3=Andrew|title=The Cambridge ancient history: The Augustan Empire, 43 B.C.–A.D. 69|url=https://archive.org/details/cambridgeancient32boar|url-access=limited|year=1996|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-26430-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/cambridgeancient32boar/page/n238 221]}}</ref> nullifying the joint claim of [[Tiberius Gemellus]]. Caligula's attempt to have himself [[Imperial cult (ancient Rome)|deified]] creates friction between himself and the Senate.
* [[October]] &ndash; Caligula becomes seriously ill, or perhaps is poisoned. He recovers from his illness, but Caligula turns toward the diabolical: he starts to kill off those who are close to him, whom he sees as a serious threat.
* [[Abilene (biblical)|Abilene]] is granted to King [[Agrippa I]].

=== By topic ===

==== Earthquake ====
* [[April 9]] &ndash; An [[earthquake]] destroys [[Antioch]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Downey|first=Glanville|title=A history of Antioch in Syria: from Seleucus to the Arab conquest|year=1961|publisher=Princeton University Press|page=190}}</ref>

==== Religion ====
* [[Saint Peter|Peter the Apostle]] founds the [[Church of Antioch]] (approximate date).
* The [[Pharisee]] [[Saul of Tarsus]] is converted to [[Christianity]], after a vision. After the year [[AD 39|39]], he is recognised as [[Paul of Tarsus|Saint Paul]].

== Births ==
* [[December 15]] &ndash; [[Nero]], Roman emperor<ref>{{cite book|last=Morgan|first=Julian|title=Nero: Destroyer of Rome|year=2002|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-8239-3596-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/nerodestroyerofr00morg/page/7 7]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/nerodestroyerofr00morg/page/7}}</ref> (d. [[68 AD]])
* [[Josephus]], Romano-Jewish [[historian]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Josephus|first=Flavius|editor-last=Mason|editor-first=Steve|title=Flavius Josephus: translation and commentary|year=2001|publisher=Brill|isbn=978-90-04-11793-8|page=9}}</ref> (d. c. [[100 AD]])

== Deaths ==
* [[March 16]] &ndash; [[Tiberius]], Roman emperor<ref name=cambridge /> (b. [[42 BC]])
* [[May 1]] &ndash; [[Antonia the Younger]], daughter of [[Mark Antony]] and [[Octavia the Younger]]; grandmother of [[Caligula]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Kokkinos|first=Nikos|title=Antonia Augusta: portrait of a great Roman lady|year=1992|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-08029-3|page=28}}</ref> (b. [[36 BC]])
* [[Lucius Arruntius (consul 6)|Lucius Arruntius]] ('''the Younger'''), Roman politician
* [[Marcus Junius Silanus (consul 15)|Marcus Junius Silanus]], Roman politician (b. c. [[26 BC]])
* [[Maroboduus]], king of the [[Marcomanni]] (b. c. [[30 BC]])

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