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1st century

Published on Wednesday, March 7th 2007

Millennium: 1st millennium

Centuries: 1st century BC 1st century 2nd century

Decades: 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s
50s 60s 70s 80s 90s

Categories: Births – Deaths
Establishments – Disestablishments

Eastern Hemisphere at the beginning of the 1st century AD.

Eastern Hemisphere at the beginning of the 1st century AD.

Eastern Hemisphere at the end of the 1st century AD.

Eastern Hemisphere at the end of the 1st century AD.

The 1st century was that century that lasted from 1 to 100 according the Gregorian calendar. It is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period

During this period Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century’s civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian Dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus came to an end with the death of Nero in 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, 9th Roman emperor, and founder of the Flavian Dynasty.

China continued to be dominated by the Han Dynasty, depite a 14 year interruption by the Xin dynasty under Wang Mang. Han rule was restored in 23; Wang Mang’s rule represents the watershed between the Western/Former Han and the Eastern/Later Han. The capital was also moved from Chang'an to Luoyang.

Christianity

According to the New Testament, during the reign of Tiberius, Jesus, a religious teacher from Galilee, was crucified in Judea for bringing a new religion in the unstable region. Over the next few decades his followers carried his message far and wide, eventually introducing it to Rome itself. Roman rulers began to persecute the new sect almost immediately, and would continue to do so for centuries, sometimes vigorously, and other times passively, until Christianity was eventually taken up by the emperor Constantine, and later established as the official religion of the Roman state.

Events and economy

The skeleton called the “Ring Lady” unearthed in Herculaneum, one of the victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79

The skeleton called the “Ring Lady” unearthed in Herculaneum, one of the victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79

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Significant people

Bronze statue of Augustus, Archaeological Museum, Athens.

Bronze statue of Augustus, Archaeological Museum, Athens.

Bust of Caligula.

Bust of Caligula.

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

Decades and years

Decades and years

1st century
2nd century BC<-[1st century BC][3]<- ↔ ->2nd century–>3rd century

0s BC 9 BC 8 BC 7 BC 6 BC 5 BC 4 BC 3 BC 2 BC 1 BC

0s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10s 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20s 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30s 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39

40s 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49

50s 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59

60s 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

70s 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79

80s 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89

90s 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

100s 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109

Centuries and millennia

Millennium Century

BC

4th 40th 39th 38th 37th 36th 35th 34th 33rd 32nd 31st

3rd 30th 29th 28th 27th 26th 25th 24th 23rd 22nd 21st

2nd 20th 19th 18th 17th 16th 15th 14th 13th 12th 11th

1st 10th 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st

AD

1st 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

2nd 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th

3rd 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th

4th 31st

New Testament People

Gospels: Jesus Christ, views: Christian, Historical, New Testament

Alphaeus • Anna • Annas • Barabbas • Bartimaeus • blind man, Bethsaida • Caiaphas • Cleopas • Devil • Dismas • Elizabeth • Gabriel • Gestas • Jairus' Daughter • Joachim • Joanna • John the Baptist • Joseph • Joseph of Arimathea • Joses • Lazarus • Legion • Longinus • Luke • Malchus • Mark • Martha • Mary Magdalene • Mary mother of James • Mary mother of Jesus • Mary of Bethany • Mary of Clopas • Widow’s son of Nain • Nathanael • Nicodemus ben Gurion • Salome • Simeon • Simon of Cyrene • Simon the Leper • Susanna • Theophilus • Zacchaeus • Zechariah
Groups: Angels • Disciples • Evangelists • Godfearers • Herodians • Magi • Myrrhbearers • Proselytes • Samaritans • Sanhedrin • 70 Disciples • Scribes • Zealots

Apostles

Andrew • Bartholomew • James of Alphaeus • James of Zebedee • John (Beloved, Evangelist, Patmos) • Judas Iscariot • Jude Thaddeus • Matthew • Matthias • Peter • Philip • Simon the Zealot, (Judas) • Thomas

Acts: Peter • Paul

Agabus • Ananias (Judaea) • Ananias (Damascus) • Apollos • Aquila • Aristarchus • Bar-jesus • Barnabas • Cornelius • Demetrius • Dionysius • Dorcas • Eutychus • Gamaliel • James the Just • Jason • Joseph Barsabas, • Judas of Galilee • Lucius • Luke • Lydia • Manahen • (John) Mark • Mary mother of J. Mark • Nicholas • Paul • Philip • Priscilla • Publius • Sapphira • Sceva • Seven Deacons • Silas/Silvanus • Simeon of Jerusalem • Simon the Sorcerer • Sopater • Stephen • Theudas • Timothy • Titus • Trophimus • Tychicus

Roman Officials

Gospels: Aretas IV • Cornelius • Herod Antipas • Herod Archelaus • Herod Philip II • Herod the Great • Longinus • Lysanias • Pontius Pilate • Pilate’s Wife • Quirinius • Salome • Tiberius
Acts: Agrippa I • Agrippa II • Felix • Claudius Lysias • Junius A. Gallio • Festus • Sergius Paulus

Epistles

Achaichus • Alexander • Archippus • Crescens • Diotrephes • Epaphroditus • Erastus • Hymenaeus • Jesus Justus • Junia • Mary • Angel Michael • Nymphas • Philemon • Philetus • Phoebe • Syntyche
Revelation: Antipas • Four Horsemen • Apollyon • Two Witnesses • Woman • Beast • Three Angels • Whore of Babylon

Full List • Jesus: (Ministry, Miracles, Parables, Timeline, Titles) • Paul • New Testament • NT Canon • Gospels (Synoptic) • Epistles (Pauline, General) • Apostolic Age • Early Christianity

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