15 BC

250 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	250 BC CCL BC
Ab urbe condita	504
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 74
- Pharaoh	Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 34
Ancient Greek era	132nd Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4501
Balinese saka calendar	K.A.
Bengali calendar	−842
Berber calendar	701
Buddhist calendar	295
Burmese calendar	−887
Byzantine calendar	5259–5260
Chinese calendar	庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2448 or 2241     — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2449 or 2242
Coptic calendar	−533 – −532
Discordian calendar	917
Ethiopian calendar	−257 – −256
Hebrew calendar	3511–3512
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−193 – −192
- Shaka Samvat	K.A.
- Kali Yuga	2851–2852
Holocene calendar	9751
Iranian calendar	871 BP – 870 BP
Islamic calendar	898 BH – 897 BH
Javanese calendar	K.A.
Julian calendar	K.A.
Korean calendar	2084
Minguo calendar	2161 before ROC 民前2161年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1717
Seleucid era	62/63 AG
Thai solar calendar	293–294
Tibetan calendar	阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) −123 or −504 or −1276     — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) −122 or −503 or −1275

15 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	15 BC XV BC
Ab urbe condita	739
Ancient Greek era	191st Olympiad, year 2
Assyrian calendar	4736
Balinese saka calendar	K.A.
Bengali calendar	−607
Berber calendar	936
Buddhist calendar	530
Burmese calendar	−652
Byzantine calendar	5494–5495
Chinese calendar	乙巳年 (Wood Snake) 2683 or 2476     — to — 丙午年 (Fire Horse) 2684 or 2477
Coptic calendar	−298 – −297
Discordian calendar	1152
Ethiopian calendar	−22 – −21
Hebrew calendar	3746–3747
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	42–43
- Shaka Samvat	K.A.
- Kali Yuga	3086–3087
Holocene calendar	9986
Iranian calendar	636 BP – 635 BP
Islamic calendar	656 BH – 655 BH
Javanese calendar	K.A.
Julian calendar	15 BC XV BC
Korean calendar	2319
Minguo calendar	1926 before ROC 民前1926年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1482
Seleucid era	297/298 AG
Thai solar calendar	528–529
Tibetan calendar	阴木蛇年 (female Wood-Snake) 112 or −269 or −1041     — to — 阳火马年 (male Fire-Horse) 113 or −268 or −1040

Year 15 BC was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Rome

• Marcus Livius Drusus Libo and Lucius Calpurnius Piso are Roman Consuls.
• Nero Claudius Drusus decides to improve the passage through the Alps for military control to Noricum and Rhaetia (modern Austria). He builds the Via Claudia Augusta through Italy.
• Roman triremes on Lake Constance destroy fleet of the Vindelici during Rhaetia campaign.
• Vienna becomes a frontier city (Vindobona) guarding the Roman Empire against the German tribes.
• Augsburg is founded as Augusta Vindelicorum, and becomes the capital of Rhaetia Prima.
• Chur (Switserland) becomes the capital of the Roman province Rhaetia.

Births

• Germanicus, Roman general (d. 19 AD)
• Phaedrus, Roman fabulist (d. 50 AD)

Deaths

• Lucius Munatius Plancus, consul 42 BC (b. c. 87 BC)
• Vedius Pollio, equestrian friend of Augustus