1st century
The
1st century was that
century which lasted from
1 to
100 according the Gregorian calendar. For the astronomical calendar it is from 0 to 99.
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The skeleton called the "Ring Lady" unearthed in Herculaneum. One of the victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 |
*1:
Lions became
extinct in
Western Europe.
* 8–23:
Wang Mang overthrew
Han dynasty of China
* 28–75
Emperor Ming of Han,
Buddhism reaches
China* 29-33:
Crucifixion of
Jesus Christ*
Masoretes adds vowel pointings to the text of the
Tanakh *
Buddhist monks in
Sri Lanka first write down
Buddha's teachings, creating the
Pali canon
*
Tacitus mentions the
Suiones, who will one day be called the
Swedes.
*
Kaundinya, an Indian Brahmin marries
Soma and establishes the Pre-Angkor Cambodian Kingdom of
Funan.
* The
Goths settle in northern
Poland, which they called
Gothiscandza, and shape the
Wielbark culture.
* Christian
Council of Jerusalem*
July 19,
66:
Great Fire of Rome, first Roman mass
Persecution of Christians, earliest significant recognition of
Christians in Rome
*
66-
73 First Jewish-Roman War* 70, August: destruction of
Herod's Temple in
Jerusalem by the Romans under
Titus* 79, August:
Pompeii and
Herculaneum destroyed by eruption of
Mount Vesuvius* Jewish
Council of Jamnia* Spread of the
Roman Empire, reaches largest size under
Trajan*
Arena (colosseum) is constructed, origin of the name
Arena |
Bronze statue of Augustus, Archaeological Museum, Athens. |
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Bust of Caligula. |
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Apollonius of Tyana*
Arminius*
Boudica*
Augustus*
Caligula*
Claudius*
Clement I of Rome, 4th
Bishop of Rome*
Domitian*
Galba*
Hero of Alexandria*
Hillel the Elder*
Ignatius of Antioch, 3rd
Bishop of Antioch*
James the Just, 1st
Bishop of Jerusalem*
Jesus Christ*
John the Baptist*
Josephus*
Livy*
Nero*
Nerva*
Otho*
Paul of Tarsus*
Philo*
Pliny the Elder*
Pontius Pilate,
prefect of
Judea who executed
Jesus Christ*
Seneca the Younger*
Strabo, wrote book of Geography
*
Tacitus*
Tiberius*
Titus*
Trajan*
Vespasian*
Vitellius*
Wang Chong*
Codex, the first form of the modern book, appears in the Roman empire
* Year
78 - the beginning of the Saka Era South Asian calendar system.
*
Bookbinding* Various inventions by
Hero of Alexandria, including the
steam turbine (aeolipile),
vending machine,
machine gun,
water organ, and various other water-powered machines.
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