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* [[Lucius Annaeus Gallio]], Roman |
* [[Lucius Annaeus Gallio]], Roman proconsule (d. [[65]]) |
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* [[Quinctilius Varus]], son of [[Publius Quinctilius Varus]] and [[Claudia Pulchra]] (d. c. [[27]]) |
* [[Quinctilius Varus]], son of [[Publius Quinctilius Varus]] and [[Claudia Pulchra]] (d. c. [[27]]) |
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* [[Pallas (freedman)|Pallas]], Greek [[Freedman]] and political advisor (d. [[65]]) |
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Revision as of 01:01, 3 June 2010
Template:Year nav 1st century CE
Year 1 (I) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, and was the first year of the Christian/Common era. The preceding year is 1 BC in the widely used Gregorian calendar or in its predecessor, the Julian calendar, neither of which has a "year zero".
Events
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By place
Roman Empire
- Tiberius, under order of Augustus, quells revolts in Germania (1–5).
- Gaius Caesar and Lucius Aemilius Paullus are appointed consuls.
- Gaius Caesar marries Livilla, daughter of Antonia Minor and Nero Claudius Drusus, in an effort to gain prestige.
- Quirinius becomes a chief advisor to Gaius in Armenia. Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus whose father Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus had served as consul in 16 BC also serves in the Armenia campaigns.
- The Aqua Alsietina aqueduct is constructed.
- Silk appears in Rome.[1]
- Areius Paianeius becomes Archon of Athens.
Asia
- Start of the Yuanshi era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
- Confucius is given his first royal title (posthumous name) of Lord Baochengxun Ni.
- Emperor Ping of Han China begins his reign and Wang Mang is re-instated as regent by Grand Empress Dowager Wang.
- Former regent Dong Xian commits suicide.
- Sapadbizes, Yuezhi prince and King of Kush (Bactria), dies. Heraios succeeds him as king.
Africa
- Kingdom of Aksum, centered in modern day Ethiopia and Eritrea, is founded (approximate date).
- Amanishakheto Queen of Kush (Nubia) dies. Her son, Natakamani, becomes King of Kush.
Americas
- Moxos ceases to be a significant religious area in South America (approximate date).
- The Teotihuacan culture in Mesoamerica begins (approximate date).
By topic
Arts and sciences
- The poem Metamorphoses is written by Ovid.
- Livy writes his monumental History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita).
Religion
- Birth of Jesus, as assigned by Dionysius Exiguus in his anno Domini era according to at least one scholar.[2][3] However, most scholars think Dionysius placed the birth of Jesus in the previous year, 1 BC.[2][3] Despite this, most modern scholars do not consider Dionysius' calculations authoritative, placing the event several years earlier (see Chronology of Jesus).[4]
- Buddhism is introduced into China.
Births
- Lucius Annaeus Gallio, Roman proconsule (d. 65)
- Quinctilius Varus, son of Publius Quinctilius Varus and Claudia Pulchra (d. c. 27)
- Pallas, Greek Freedman and political advisor (d. 65)
Deaths
- Arshak II of Iberia, king of Iberia of the Nimrodid Dynasty
- Gaius Meng, commentarierer and part of the Sierrdia expedition (b. 35 BC)
- Niao Long, Chinese emperor of the cave family called: Hiyong Shi kao.
References
- ^ The Silkroad Foundation's silk road chronology
- ^ a b Georges Declercq, Anno Domini: The origins of the Christian Era (Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2000), pp.143–147.
- ^ a b G. Declercq, "Dionysius Exiguus and the introduction of the Christian Era", Sacris Erudiri 41 (2002) 165–246, pp.242–246. Annotated version of a portion of Anno Domini.
- ^ James D. G. Dunn, Jesus Remembered, Eerdmans Publishing (2003), page 324.