The 1st century: key events

Chronyas has 518 events dated to the 1st century (1 to 100 CE), during the Ancient civilizations. Below are the most notable ones, in date order.

Most of the events in this century belong to Wars, politics & history and Art, literature & culture.

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5 CEBirth of Paul the Apostle
from 8 CE to 73 CERise of Zealotry
from 9 CE to 23 CEXin dynasty
9 CEOrigins of Limes Germanicus
September 9 CEBattle of the Teutoburg Forest
17 November 9 CEBirth of Vespasian
10 CEBirth of Linus
31 August 12 CEBirth of Caligula
19 August 14 CEDeath of Augustus
from 18 September 14 CE to 16 March 37 CETiberius becomes Roman emperor
17 CEDeath of Ovid
from 17 CE to 27 CERed Eyebrows
c. 20 CEBirth of Mark the Evangelist
c. 20 CEConstruction of the Roman Theatre of Orange
21 CERise of dzong
from 30 CE to 375 CEKushan Empire
from c. 30 CE to 325 CEEarly Christianity
7 April 30 CECrucifixion of Jesus
c. 33 CEDeath of Jesus Christ
from 33 CE to 67 CESaint Peter becomes Pope
33 CEOrigins of Christianity
37 CEBirth of Josephus
16 March 37 CEDeath of Tiberius
from 18 March 37 CE to 24 January 41 CECaligula becomes Roman emperor
15 December 37 CEBirth of Nero
30 December 39 CEBirth of Titus
24 January 41 CEDeath of Caligula
from 25 January 41 CE to 13 October 54 CEClaudius becomes Roman emperor
42 CEOrigins of Coptic Orthodox Church
from 43 CE to 84 CERoman conquest of Britain
43 CERome invades Britain
47 CECouncil of Jerusalem
c. 47 CEOrigins of London
48 CEPublication of Epistle to the Galatians
from 50 CE to 53 CEIberian–Armenian War
c. 50 CEEruption of Ambrym
24 October 51 CEBirth of Domitian
18 September 53 CEBirth of Trajan
from 13 October 54 CE to 9 June 68 CENero becomes Roman emperor
55 CEBirth of Tacitus
from 58 CE to 63 CERoman–Parthian War of 58–63
61 CEBirth of Pliny the Younger
c. 63 CEEruption of Churchill
64 CEOrigins of Domus Aurea
from 19 July 64 CE to 26 July 64 CEGreat Fire of Rome
65 CEDeath of Saint Peter
from 66 CE to 74 CEFirst Jewish-Roman War
from 66 CE to 135 CEJewish–Roman Wars
from 66 CE to 428 CEArsacid dynasty of Armenia
66 CEDeath of Paul the Apostle
from 67 CE to 79 CELinus becomes Pope
from June 68 CE to December 69 CEYear of the Four Emperors
from 8 June 68 CE to 15 January 69 CEGalba becomes Roman emperor
9 June 68 CEDeath of Nero
from 69 CE to 70 CERevolt of the Batavi
from 15 January 69 CE to 16 April 69 CEOtho becomes Roman emperor
from 17 April 69 CE to 20 December 69 CEVitellius becomes Roman emperor
from 21 December 69 CE to 24 June 79 CEVespasian becomes Roman emperor
August 70 CEThe Romans destroy the Temple in Jerusalem
71 CEOrigins of Temple of Peace
24 January 76 CEBirth of Hadrian
78 CEShalivahana era
79 CEOrigins of Temple of Vespasian and Titus
79 CEVesuvius buries Pompeii and Herculaneum
from 24 June 79 CE to 13 September 81 CETitus becomes Roman emperor
24 August 79 CEEruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79
80 CEThe Colosseum is inaugurated
81 CEConstruction of Colosseum
from 14 September 81 CE to 18 September 96 CEDomitian becomes Roman emperor
82 CEConstruction of Arch of Titus
from 85 CE to 700 CEOrigins of Vindolanda
from 88 CE to 99 CEClement becomes Pope
90 CEOrigins of Amphitheater of Nîmes
from 96 CE to 98 CENerva becomes Roman emperor
98 CEPublication of Germania
from 28 January 98 CE to 7 August 117 CETrajan becomes Roman emperor
from 100 CE to 1200Ghana Empire
from c. 100 CE to 700 CEMoche culture
c. 100sConstruction of Trajan's Forum
100 CEBirth of Ptolemy

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