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
- 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.
- Apollonius of Tyana
- Arminius
- Boudica, also known as Boadicea
- Augustus
- Caligula
- Claudius
- Clement I of Rome, 4th Bishop of Rome
- Domitian
- Galba
- Hero of Alexandria
- Hillel the Elder
- Ignatius of Antioch, 3rd Bishop of Antioch
- James the Just, 1st Bishop of Jerusalem
- Jesus Christ
- John the Baptist
- Josephus
- Livy
- Nero
- Nerva
- Otho
- Paul of Tarsus
- Philo
- Pliny the Elder
- Pontius Pilate, prefect of Judea who executed Jesus Christ
- Seneca the Younger
- Strabo, wrote book of Geography
- Tacitus
- Tiberius
- Titus
- Trajan
- Vespasian
- Vitellius
- Wang Chong
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
- Codex, the first form of the modern book, appears in the Roman empire
- Year 78 - the beginning of the Saka Era South Asian calendar system.
- Bookbinding
- Various inventions by Hero of Alexandria, including the steam turbine (aeolipile), vending machine, machine gun, water organ, Nintendo Wii and various other water-powered machines.
- Drew Zimmerman Begins the hobby of ruining wikipedia pages.
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