Year 38 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Roman Empire · Probable year of the marriage of Claudius and Messalina. · Apion heads a deputation to Caligula to complain about the Jews in Alexandria. · Anti-Jewish riot breaks out in Alexandria during a visit by Agrippa I: the mob wants to place statues of Caligula in every synagogue. By topic Arts and Sciences · Phaedrus writes his popular collection of fables. Religion · Stachys the Apostle becomes the second patriarch of Constantinople. Births · Marcus Valerius Martialis, Latin epigrammatist, between AD 38?41 Deaths · June 10 ? Drusilla, sister of Caligula · Saint Andrew, apostle