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.
Events
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, the Hebrew Bible
- 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, 64: 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
Significant persons
Bronze statue of Augustus, Archaeological Museum, Athens.
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
Decades and years
Categories
1st century |
Centuries
