The 1st century was the century that lasted from 1 to 100 according the Julian 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, despite 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. Regional Events and Politics Northern Europe:Celtic, Germanic, Saami and Finnic tribal chiefdoms. Western Europe: Roman Empire Central Europe: Celtic and Germanic tribal chiefdoms Eastern Europe: Dacian, Sarmatian, Venedae and Balt tribal chiefdoms Southern Europe: Roman Empire. North Africa: Roman Empire, Garmantes, Mauri, Libyan and Gaetulian tribal chiefdoms. West Africa: Gur, Kwa, Soninke and Mande tribal chiefdoms. Central Africa: Bantu tribes, collapsing Nok civilization. East Africa: Kingdom of Meroe, Kingdom of Blemmyes, Axum Empire. Southern Africa: Bantu tribes, Khoisan. Western Asia: Roman and Parthian Empires, Yemini and Arabian Kingdoms, smaller tribes. Central Asia: Kushan Empire, Sarmatian, Dahae and other Iranian tribal chiefdoms. South Asia: Kushan Empire, Western Satraps, Satavahana Empire, Dravidian Kingdoms, Kingdom of Kalinga, Indo-Parthian Kingdom, Tibetans. Southeast Asia: City states, Khmer, Mon kingdoms, Funan. East Asia:Han Empire China, Yamato Empire Japan, Xiongnu and Xianbei Nomadic chiefdoms, Three Kingdoms (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla) of Korea. North America: Central America: Mayan, Teotihuacan and Zapotec civilization's. Caribbean: Southern America:Nazca, Moche civilization's, Tairona tribal chiefdoms. Events Early 1st century -- Augustus of Primaporta, (perhaps a copy of a bronze statue of ca. 20 BC), is made. It is now kept in Musei Vaticani, Braccio Nuovo, Rome. Early 1st century -- Gemma Augustea is made. It is now kept at Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Early 1st century -- House of the Silver Wedding, Pompeii, is built. Excavated in 1893, the year of the silver wedding anniversary of Italy's King Humbert and his wife, Margherita of Savoy, who have supported archaeological fieldwork at Pompeii. Early 1st century - Inner shrine, Ise, Mie, Mie Prefecture, is built. Yayoi period. 1: Lions became extinct in Western Europe. c. 6: Census of Quirinius 8--23: Wang Mang temporarily overthrew the Han dynasty of China. 9: Three Roman legions were ambushed and destroyed at Teutoberg Forest by Germans under the leadership of Arminius. 14: Augustus Caesar, first emperor of Rome, dies. His adopted son, stepson and son-in-law Tiberius is his successor. 28--75: Emperor Ming of Han, Buddhism reaches China. Humans arrive on Pentecost Island and establish the Bunlap tribe, among others. 26: Jesus begins his ministry. 30: Death of Jesus on the cross. Beginning of the Christian Church. 34: Conversion of Saint Paul. 44: Death of Herod Agrippa. 41--54: Rachias, an Ambassador sent from Sri Lanka to the court of Claudius. 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. The regions of present-day Afghanistan, Pakistan and North India come under the control of the Kushans, a nomadic people forced out of northwest China by the Han Dynasty. 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. c. 50: Christian Council of Jerusalem. c. 52: Arrival of Apostle Thomas to Malabar, India. Beginning of Christianity in India. Mid-1st century -- Wall niche, from garden in Pompeii, is made. It is now kept at Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, England. Mid-1st century -- Detail of a wall painting in the House of M. Lucretius Fronto, Pompeii, is made. Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA sourced from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_centuryCreative Commons image sourced from http://wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_HanEmpiresAD1.png

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