40

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Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century
Decades: 10s  20s  30s  - 40s -  50s  60s  70s
Years: 37  38  39  - 40 -  41  42  43
This article is about the year 40. For other uses, see 40 (number).
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40 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 40
XL
Ab urbe condita 793
Armenian calendar N/A
Bahá'í calendar -1804 – -1803
Berber calendar 990
Buddhist calendar 584
Burmese calendar -598
Chinese calendar 2676/2736-11-28
(己亥年十一月廿八日)
— to —
2677/2737-11-9
(庚子年十一月初九日)
Coptic calendar -244 – -243
Ethiopian calendar 32 – 33
Hebrew calendar 3800 – 3801
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 95 – 96
 - Shaka Samvat N/A
 - Kali Yuga 3141 – 3142
Holocene calendar 10040
Iranian calendar 582 BP – 581 BP
Islamic calendar 600 BH – 599 BH
Japanese calendar
Korean calendar 2373
Thai solar calendar 583
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Year 40 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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  • The emperor Caligula is consul without colleague.
  • Caligula embarks on a campaign to conquer Britain, and fails miserably.
  • Noricum and Mauretania are incorporated into the Roman Empire.
  • Caligula transforms the principate into a Hellenistic Autocracy. He distributes honors carelessly, declares himself a god and orders that all the heads of the Greek statues be replaced by his. He also appoints his horse a senator.

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[edit] Arts and sciences

  • Philo teaches that all men are born free.

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