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Year 1 (I
Roman numerals

Roman numerals are a numeral system of ancient Rome based on letters of the alphabet, which are combined to signify the sum of their values. The system is decimal but not directly Positional notation and does not include a zero....
) was a common year starting on Saturday
Common year starting on Saturday

This is the calendar for any common year starting on Saturday . Examples: Gregorian calendar 2011, 2005, & 1983 or Julian calendar years 1911 & 1905 ....
 of the Julian calendar
Julian calendar

The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC, and came into force in 45 BC . It was chosen after consultation with the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria and was probably designed to approximate the tropical year, known at least since Hipparchus....
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The preceding year is 1 BC in the widely used Gregorian calendar
Gregorian calendar

The Gregorian calendar is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was first proposed by the Calabrian doctor Aloysius Lilius, and decreed by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom it was named, on 24 February 1582 by the papal bull Inter gravissimas....
 or in its predecessor, the Julian calendar, neither of which has a "Year zero
Year zero

Year zero is not used in the widely used Gregorian calendar, nor in its predecessor, the Julian calendar. Under those systems, the year 1 BC is followed by AD 1....
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Year 1 (I
Roman numerals

Roman numerals are a numeral system of ancient Rome based on letters of the alphabet, which are combined to signify the sum of their values. The system is decimal but not directly Positional notation and does not include a zero....
) was a common year starting on Saturday
Common year starting on Saturday

This is the calendar for any common year starting on Saturday . Examples: Gregorian calendar 2011, 2005, & 1983 or Julian calendar years 1911 & 1905 ....
 of the Julian calendar
Julian calendar

The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC, and came into force in 45 BC . It was chosen after consultation with the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria and was probably designed to approximate the tropical year, known at least since Hipparchus....
.

The preceding year is 1 BC in the widely used Gregorian calendar
Gregorian calendar

The Gregorian calendar is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was first proposed by the Calabrian doctor Aloysius Lilius, and decreed by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom it was named, on 24 February 1582 by the papal bull Inter gravissimas....
 or in its predecessor, the Julian calendar, neither of which has a "Year zero
Year zero

Year zero is not used in the widely used Gregorian calendar, nor in its predecessor, the Julian calendar. Under those systems, the year 1 BC is followed by AD 1....
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Events


By place


Roman Empire
  • Tiberius
    Tiberius

    Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, born Tiberius Claudius Nero , was the second Roman Emperor, from the death of Augustus in AD 14 until his own death in 37....
    , under order of Augustus, quells revolts in Germania
    Germania

    Germania was the Latin language exonym for a geographical area of land on the east bank of the River Rhine , which included regions of Sarmatia as well as an area under Ancient Rome control on the west bank of the Rhine....
     (1–5
    5

    Year 5 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar....
    ).
  • Gaius Caesar
    Gaius Caesar

    Gaius Julius Caesar , most commonly known as Gaius Caesar or Caius Caesar, was the oldest son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder.....
     and Lucius Aemilius Paullus are appointed consuls.
  • Gaius Caesar marries Livilla
    Livilla

    Livia Julia , most commonly known by her family nickname of Livilla was the only daughter of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia Minor. Her chief role in the history of the Julio-Claudian dynasty was as a bride ? and alleged murderer ? of the heir apparent to the Principate during the reigns of Augustus and her uncle Tiberius....
    , daughter of Antonia Minor
    Antonia Minor

    Antonia Minor , also known as Antonia the Younger or simply Antonia was a daughter of Ancient Rome politician Mark Antony and Octavia Minor, sister of roman emperor Augustus, and mother of future emperor Claudius....
     and Nero Claudius Drusus
    Nero Claudius Drusus

    Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus , born Decimus Claudius Drusus also called Drusus, Drusus I, Nero Drusus, or Drusus the Elder was a Roman Empire politician and military commander....
    , in an effort to gain prestige.
  • Quirinius
    Quirinius

    Publius Sulpicius Quirinius was a Roman Empire aristocrat. His governorship of Syria is one of the Chronology of Jesus for the birth of Jesus....
     becomes a chief advisor to Gaius in Armenia. Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
    Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus

    Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus was the name of several Roman politicians:*Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus ; elected to office despite the efforts of Scipio Africanus to bring in his candidates....
     whose father Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus had served as consul
    Consul

    Consul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Roman Empire. The title was also used in other city states, and revived in modern states, notably French Republic before the Napoleon I of Franceic counter-revolution....
     in 16 BC also serves in the Armenia campaigns.
  • The Aqua Alsienta aqueduct
    Aqueduct

    File:Tomar December 2008-4.jpgAn aqueduct is a water supply or navigable canal constructed to convey water. In modern engineering, the term is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose....
     is constructed.
  • Silk
    Silk

    Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be weaving into textiles. The best-known type of silk is obtained from Pupa#Cocoons made by the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity ....
     appears in Rome
    Rome

    Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
    .
  • Areius Paianeius becomes Archon of Athens
    Archon of Athens

    This is a list of the eponymous archons of Athens ....
    .


Asia
  • Start of the Yuanshi era of the Chinese Han Dynasty
    Han Dynasty

    The Han Dynasty followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. The Han Dynasty was ruled by the family known as the Liu clan who had peasant origins....
    .
  • Confucius
    Confucius

    This articles talks about a Chinese thinker and social philosopher. For a food company in China with its brand name "Master Kong", please refer to Tingyi Holding Corporation....
     is given his first royal title (posthumous name
    Posthumous name

    A posthumous name is an honorary name given to royalty, nobles, and sometimes others, in some cultures after the person's death. The posthumous name is commonly used when naming royalty of Table of Chinese monarchs, List of Korean monarchs, Vietnam and emperors of Japan....
    ) of Lord Baochengxun Ni.
  • Emperor Ping of Han China begins his reign and Wang Mang
    Wang Mang

    Wang Mang , courtesy name Jujun , was a Han Dynasty official who seized the throne from the Liu family and founded the Xin Dynasty Dynasty , ruling AD 9?23....
     is re-instated as regent by Grand Empress Dowager Wang.
  • Former regent Dong Xian
    Dong Xian

    Dong Xian was a Han Dynasty politician who quickly rose from obscurity as a minor official to being the most powerful official in the imperial administration of Emperor Ai of Han within a span of a few years....
     commits suicide.
  • Sapadbizes
    Sapadbizes

    Sapadbizes , also Sapalbizes, was a ruler of western Bactria, sometimes linked to the Yuezhi. He is known only from his coins . Two clues provide an approximate date for this ruler....
    , Yuezhi prince and King of Kush (Bactria
    Bactria

    Bactria is a historical region of Greater Iran. Known by the ancient Greeks as "Bactriana" the region is located between the range of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya ; in later times, the region became known as Tokharistan. The name of the region has survived to present time in the name of Afghan province "Balkh"....
    ), dies. Heraios
    Heraios

    Heraios was a clan chief of the Kushans , one of the five constituent tribes of the Yuezhi confederacy in Bactria in the early first century CE, roughly at the time when the Kushans were starting their invasion of India....
     succeeds him as king.


Africa
  • Kingdom of Aksum, centered in modern day Ethiopia
    Ethiopia

    Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
     and Eritrea
    Eritrea

    Eritrea , officially the Country of Eritrea, is a country in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast....
    , is founded (approximate date).
  • Amanishakheto
    Amanishakheto

    Amanishakheto was a kandake of Nubia. She seems to have reigned from 10s BCE to 1, although most dates of Nubian history before the Middle Ages are very uncertain....
     Queen of Kush (Nubia
    Nubia

    Nubia is a region in Southern Egypt along the Nile and in what is now northern Sudan. Most of Nubia is situated in Sudan with about a quarter of its territory in Egypt....
    ) dies. Her son, Natakamani
    Natakamani

    Natakamani was a List of monarchs of Kush who reigned from around or earlier than 1 BC to circa AD 20. Natakamani is the best attested ruler of the Kush#Move_to_Meroe....
    , becomes King of Kush.


Americas
  • Moxos
    Moxos people

    The Moxos, also known as the Mojos, are an indigenous people living around the head-waters of the Madeira River in northern Bolivia, particularly on both banks of the Mamore River....
     ceases to be a significant religious area in South America
    South America

    South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
     (approximate date).


By topic


Arts and Sciences
  • The poem Metamorphoses
    Metamorphoses (poem)

    The Metamorphoses by the Ancient Rome poet Ovid is a Narrative poetry in fifteen books that describes the Creation myth and history of the world....
     is written by Ovid
    Ovid

    Publius Ovidius Naso was a Roman Empire poet known as Ovid to the English language-speaking world, who wrote about love, seduction, and Roman mythology transformation....
    .
  • Livy
    Livy

    Titus Livius , known as Livy in English language, was a Ancient Rome historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome, Ab Urbe Condita, from its founding through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own time....
     writes his monumental History of Rome
    History of Rome

    The History of the city of Rome spans 2,800 years of the existence of a city that grew from a small Italy village in the 9th century BC into the center of a vast ancient Rome that dominated the Mediterranean Sea region for centuries....
     (Ab Urbe Condita
    Ab urbe condita

    Ab Urbe condita is Latin for "from founding of Rome of the City ", traditionally set in 753 BC. It was used to identify the Roman year by a few Roman historians....
    ).


Religion
  • Possible birth of Jesus
    Jesus

    Jesus of Nazareth , also known as Jesus Christ, is the central figure of Christianity and is revered by most Christian churches as the Son of God and the Incarnation ....
    , according to the Anno Domini
    Anno Domini

    , abbreviated as 'AD' or 'A.D.', and 'Before Christ', abbreviated as 'BC' or 'B.C.', are designations used to number years in the Julian calendar and Gregorian calendars....
     era created by Dionysius Exiguus
    Dionysius Exiguus

    Dionysius Exiguus was a sixth century monk born in Scythia Minor, in what is now the territory of Dobruja, Romania, and a member of the so called "Scythian monks" community....
     in 525
    525

    Events* Dionysius Exiguus proposes a calendar based on the birth of Jesus Christ....
     as argued by one scholar, Georges Declercq, in Anno Domini (2000). Many scholars argue that Dionysius placed the birth of Jesus incorrectly.
  • Buddhism
    Buddhism

    Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices considered by most to be a religionand is based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as "The Buddha" , who was born in what is today Nepal....
     is introduced into China
    China

    China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
    .


Births

  • Lucius Annaeus Gallio, Roman proconsul (d. 65
    65

    Year 65 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar....
    )
  • Quinctilius Varus
    Quinctilius Varus

    Publius Quinctilius Varus Minor was the only child to Roman general and politician Publius Quinctilius Varus from his second marriage to Claudia Pulchra....
    , son of Publius Quinctilius Varus
    Publius Quinctilius Varus

    Publius Quinctilius Varus was a Ancient Rome politician and general under emperor Augustus, mainly remembered for having lost three Roman legions and his own life when attacked by Germanic tribes leader Arminius in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest....
     and Claudia Pulchra
    Claudia Pulchra

    Claudia Pulchra was the name of several women of Claudius during the 1st century BC and 1st century. The Latin pulchra is the root of the English word pulchritude ....
     (d. c. 27
    27

    Year 27 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar....
    )
  • Pallas
    Pallas (freedman)

    Marcus Antonius Pallas was a prominent Greek freedman and secretary during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Claudius and Nero. His younger brother was Marcus Antonius Felix, a procurator of Iudaea Province....
    , Greek Freedman
    Freedman

    Freedman is the term used to describe a former Slavery who has been Manumission or Emancipation. The first means the freeing of an individual by the owner, often through deed or will, and sometimes by legislative petition....
     and political advisor (d. 65
    65

    Year 65 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar....
    )


Deaths