First Century: 1 - 100 AD
(AD stands for “Anno Domini,” a Latin phrase meaning “in the year of the Lord” and referring to the years after the birth of Christ.)
01 A D:
• During the Han dynasty in China astronomy was at its peak; calculations were made on the phases of the moon, planetary motion, and calendar.
• Voice pipes are used for communication in Roman places.
04 A D: Death of Herod, the king of Judea.
05 A D: Cunobellinus (Cymbeline), king of the Catuvellauni, was recognized by the Romans as king of Britain.
06 A D:
• Judea becomes a Roman province.
• Revolts in Danubian provinces crushed by Tiberius.
• Candidates for political office in China must take civil service exams.
• Emperor Cheng is succeeded by Emperor Ngai.
09 AD: Battle of Teutoburger Wald, the Rhine River is established as the boundary between Latin- and German-speaking worlds.
14 A D: Augustus Caesar, the first Emperor of the Roman Empire, dies, succeeded by his stepson, Tiberius.
15 A D: Livy, the Roman historian, publishes the story of Romulus and Remus, the first who becomes a god and declares that it is the will of heaven that Rome is the capital of the world.
23 A D: The Greek geographer Strabo publishes Geography, a work covering the world known to the Romans and Greeks at the time of Emperor Augustus – it is the only such book to survive from the ancient world.
27 A D:
Probable the year that Jesus Christ was crucified.
(The exact year of the crucifixion is disputed; often quoted as 33AD.)
37 A D: Emperor Tiberius dies, succeeded by his nephew, Caligula.
41 A D:
• Dioscórides writes about medicinal herbs.
• Emperor Caligula is murdered, succeeded by Claudius, a lame man with a speech impediment.
43 A D: The first London bridge is a temporary pontoon bridge built by the Romans.
50 A D:
• Heron of Greece invents steam power and the first vending machine.
• St Paul begins missionary work in Europe.
• Pedanius Dioscorides writes the first pharmacology text, De Materia Medica (it became the primary source on pharmacology for the next 16 centuries).
53 A D: The Parthians annihilate an army of 40,000 Romans.
54 A D: Nero becomes last Caesar (of Caesar family) of Rome.
64 A D: Great fire in Rome.
• Persecution of Christians begin.
65 A D: First persecution of Christians in Rome.
The Gospel according to St. Mark, the earliest of the four Gospels, is written.
68 A D: Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide.
70 A D: Jerusalem destroyed by Titus. The third Temple is burnt and destroyed
71 A D: Colosseum building starts in Rome (finished in 79).
Spartacus and other slaves crucified
on the Appian Road to Rome.
74 A D: Chinese Emperor Zhao dies at age 22, succeeded by another child, Emperor Xuan.
79 A D: Emperor Titus dedicates the Roman Colosseum; the amphitheater has 160-foot walls and 50,000 marble seats.
Mount Vesuvius erupts, killing thousands in Herculaneum and Pompeii.
82 A D: According to Suetonius, the Emperor Domitian made women gladiators fight by torchlight at night.
95 A D: Renewed persecution of Christians.
100 A D: Jewish Christians were forced to leave the Jewish fold.
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