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The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 (Roman numerals, I) through AD 100 (Roman numerals, C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or History by period, historical period. The 1st century also saw the Christianity in the 1st century, appearance of Christianity.
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 (AD 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 suicide of Nero in AD 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, ninth Roman emperor, and founder of the Flavian dynasty. The Roman Empire generally experienced a period of prosperity and dominance in this period and the first century is remembered as part of the Empire's golden age.
China continued to be dominated by the Han Dynasty, despite a fourteen-year interruption by the Xin dynasty under Wang Mang. Han rule was restored in AD 23; Wang Mang's rule represents the watershed between the Western/Former Han and the Eastern/Later Han. History of the Han Dynasty, The capital was also moved from Chang'an to Luoyang.
* Western Europe: Celts, Celtic, Germanic peoples, Germanic, Sami people, Saami and Finns, Finnic tribe, tribal chiefdom and the Roman Empire
* Eastern Europe: Roman Empire, Dacians, Dacian, Sarmatians, Sarmatian, West Slavs, Venedae and Balts, Balt tribe, tribal chiefdoms
* North Africa: Roman Empire, Garamantes, Mauri people, Mauri, Punics, Libyan and Gaetulian tribe, tribal chiefdoms
* West Africa: Gur languages, Gur, Volta–Niger languages, Kwa, Soninke people, Soninke and Mandé peoples, Mande tribe, tribal chiefdoms
* Central Africa: Bantu peoples, Bantu tribes, collapsing Nok culture, Nok civilization
* East Africa: Kingdom of Kush, Kingdom of Blemmyes, Kingdom of Aksum
* Southern Africa: Bantu peoples, Bantu tribes, Khoisan
* Western Asia: Roman and Parthian Empires, Sabaeans, Sabaean and Arabian Kingdoms
* Central Asia: Kushan Empire, Sarmatian, Dahae and other Iranian peoples, Iranian tribe, tribal chiefdoms
* South Asia: Kushan Empire, Western Satraps, Satavahana dynasty, Satavahana Empire, Tamilakam, Dravidian Kingdoms, Kingdom of Kalinga (historical region), Kalinga, Indo-Parthian Kingdom, Zhangzhung
* Southeast Asia: Mandala (Southeast Asian political model), Mandala of city-states, Kingdom of Funan
* East Asia: Han dynasty, Han Dynasty, Yamatai, Xiongnu and Xianbei tribe, tribal chiefdoms, Three Kingdoms of Korea (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla)
* Central America: Maya civilization, Mayan, Teotihuacan and Zapotec civilization, Zapotec civilizations
* South America: Nazca culture, Nazca, Moche culture, Moche civilizations, Tairona tribe, tribal chiefdoms
* Early 1st century: Chronology of Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth is born.
*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.
* AD 2: First census of China, the census is one of the most accurate in Chinese history.
* AD 6: Census of Quirinius.
* AD 7: Prince Cunobeline of Catuvellauni defeats the Trinovantes in England and establishes his capital at Camulodunum (modern-day Colchester).
* AD 9: Three Roman legions were ambushed and destroyed at Teutoberg Forest by Germans under the leadership of Arminius.
* AD 9: Prince Cunobeline is crowned King of Catuvellauni, his Kingdom dominates Southern England.
* AD 9 – AD 23, 23: Wang Mang temporarily overthrew the Han dynasty of China.
* AD 9 – AD 23, 23: Xin dynasty.
* AD 14: Augustus, first emperor of Rome, dies. His adopted son/stepson/son-in-law Tiberius ascends to the throne.
* AD 25: The Han dynasty is restored by Liu Xiu who proclaims himself Emperor Guangwu of Han.
* AD 27: Chronology of Jesus#Years of preaching, Jesus begins his ministry (traditional date).''Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible'' 2000 Amsterdam University Press page 249''The Riddles of the Fourth Gospel: An Introduction to John'' by Paul N. Anderson 2011 pages 200
* AD 28 – AD 75, 75: Emperor Ming of Han, Buddhism reaches China.
* AD 29 Humans arrive on Pentecost Island and establish the Bunlap tribe, among others.
* AD 29: Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka first write down Gautama Buddha, Buddha's teachings, creating the Pali canon during the Fourth Buddhist Council.
* AD 30: 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.
* AD 31: Crucifixion of Jesus, The Crucifixion of Jesus (traditional date).''Jesus & the Rise of Early Christianity: A History of New Testament Times'' by Paul Barnett 2002 pages 19–21''The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament'' by Andreas J. Köstenberger, L. Scott Kellum 2009 pages 77–79''Paul's early period: chronology, mission strategy, theology'' by Rainer Riesner 1997 page 19-27 (page 27 has a table of various scholarly estimates)
* c. AD 34: Stoning of Saint Stephen.
* c. AD 36: Conversion of Paul the Apostle.
* AD 40: Succession crisis erupts at King Cunobeline's court and his exiled younger son Prince Adminius flees to the court of Caligula in Rome.
* AD 40: Emperor Caligula plans to invade Britain, he instead declares war upon the sea, taking shells as spoils.
* AD 40 – AD 43, 43: Trung sisters' rebellion, Revolts erupts in Vietnam by the Trung sisters.
* AD 41 – AD 54, 54: Rachias, an ambassador sent from Sri Lanka to the court of Claudius.
* AD 42: King Cunobeline dies, his son Caratacus becomes King. He and his brother conquer much of South-Eastern England, expanding territory into Atrebates, driving out King Verica. King Verica travels to Rome to the court of Claudius to help reclaim his throne.
* AD 43: Roman conquest of Britain begins. London is founded (although it could have existed centuries before this date).
* AD 44: Death of Agrippa I, Herod Agrippa.
* AD 50: Christianity, Christian Council of Jerusalem.
* 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.
* AD 58 – AD 88, 88: Rule of Ming and Zhang.
* AD 60: Queen Boudica of The Iceni in England launches a rebellion against The Romans. Tens of thousands die and the Roman army is massively damaged. The Rebellion fails and Boadicea commits suicide by poisoning herself. Three major cities are obliterated.
* AD 64: Great Fire of Rome, first Roman mass Persecution of Christians, earliest significant recognition of Christians in Rome.
* AD 66 – AD 73, 73: First Jewish-Roman War.
* AD 68: Nero commits suicide
* AD 68: Kingdom of Funan is established in the Mekong Delta, the first Greater India#Indianised kingdoms, Indianized state—or, rather a loose network of states in mainland Southeast Asia. The capital city is Vyadhapura or modern-day Ba Phnum District in Cambodia. Kaundinya, an Indian brahmin marries Soma and establishes the pre-Angkor History of Cambodia, Cambodian Kingdom of Kingdom of Funan, Funan.
* AD 69: Following Nero's demise, the Roman Empire falls into its first civil war in nearly a century now known as the Year of the Four Emperors.
* AD 69: Cartimandua, Queen of the Brigantes in Northern England, is overthrown in a civil war. Her unpopular alliance with Rome, the betrayal of Caratacus and her love for someone other than her husband are the three reasons which led to her demise. The Action enraged the Romans so much that they conquered and annexed The Kingdom.
* AD 70: destruction of Herod's Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans under Titus.
* AD 70: India sees the end of the :Indo-Greek kings, Hellenistic dynasties.
* AD 71: Use of Lock (security device), locks with key (lock), keys of clever design begins in Rome.
* AD 72: First Jewish-Roman War: The Roman army (''Legio X Fretensis'') under Sextus Lucilius Bassus lays siege to the Jewish garrison of Machaerus at the Dead Sea.
* AD 73: The Chinese Han Dynasty launches a major campaign against the Xiongnu, whom they confront in the Battle of Yiwulu in the Kumul (city), Kumul oasis, an ultimate Han military victory led by General Dou Gu (d. AD 88).
* AD 74: Chinese generals Dou Gu (Teou Kou) and Geng Bing (Keng Ping) take control of Turpan.
* AD 77: Pliny the Elder publishes the first ten books of Naturalis Historia.
* AD 78: The Roman Empire, Romans conquer the Ordovices, located in present-day northern Wales, as well as the Silures.
* AD 78: Indian Prince Aji Caka introduces the Sanskrit language and Pallawa script, used to inscribe Java (island), Javanese words and phrases, to the Indonesian islands.
* AD 79: Pompeii and Herculaneum destroyed by Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79, eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
* AD 80: The Colosseum completes construction.
* AD 83: In Ancient Rome, Rome, the castration of slavery, slaves is prohibited.
* AD 85: Baekje invades the outskirts of Silla in the Korean peninsula. The war continues until the peace treaty of AD 105, 105.
* AD 86: Roman general (and future emperor) Trajan begins a campaign to crush an uprising in Germany.
* AD 87: The Roman Julius Maternus Romans in Sub-Saharan Africa, explores western Africa (approximate date).
* AD 88: The Domitian's Dacian War, First Dacian War ends: Decebalus becomes a client state, client king of Ancient Rome, Rome, he receives money, artisan, craftsmen and siege engine, war machines to protect the borders (Limes (Roman Empire), limes) of the Roman Empire.
* AD 89: Battle of Ikh Bayan: The Han Dynasty, Han Chinese army under Dou Xian, allied with the southern Xiongnu, is victorious over the Northern Xiongnu.
* AD 92: The Marcomanni are defeated by the Roman Empire, Romans at the Danube; however, they are not entirely subdued.
* AD 94: The Chinese General Ban Chao completes his conquest of the Tarim Basin by taking Karasahr, Yānqi, which is located on the strategic Silk Road.
* AD 98: Tacitus mentions the Suiones, who will one day be called the Swedish people, Swedes.
* AD 98: The Goths settle in northern Poland, which they called Gothiscandza, and shape the Wielbark culture.
* Jewish Council of Jamnia.
* Late 1st century: Cityscape, detail of a Second Style wall painting from a bedroom in the House of Publius Fannius Synistor, Boscoreale, is made. It is now at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York.
* The painting "Alexander the Great confronts Darius III at the Battle of Issos", detail of mosaic floor decoration from Pompeii, Italy is made. It is a Roman copy after a Greek painting of c. 310 BC, perhaps by Philoxenus of Eretria, Philoxenos or Helen of Egypt. It is now at Naples National Archaeological Museum, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Italy.
* Late 1st century: Bedroom, from the House of Publius Fannius Synistor, Boscoreale is made. It is reconstructed with later furnishings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York.
* Late 1st century: Seascape, detail of a wall painting from Villa Farnesina, Rome, is made.
* Late 1st century: Young Woman Writing, detail of a wall painting, from Pompeii, is made. It is now kept at Naples National Archaeological Museum, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.
* Late 1st century: Mausoleum under Construction, relief from the tomb of the Haterius family, Via Labicana, Rome, is made. It is now kept at Musei Vaticani, Museo Gregoriano Profano, ex Lateranese, Rome.
* Late 1st century: Middle-Aged Flavian Woman, is made. It is now kept at Musei Vaticani, Museo Gregoriano Profano, ex Lateranese, Rome.
* Late 1st century – early 2nd century: Buddha and Attendants, from Katra Keshavdev, Mathura, Madhya Pradesh, India, is made. Kushan period. It is now kept at Mathura Museum.
* 1st century – 2nd centuries: Tomb model of a house, is made. Eastern Han dynasty. It is now kept at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri.
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 (Roman numerals, I) through AD 100 (Roman numerals, C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or History by period, historical period. The 1st century also saw the Christianity in the 1st century, appearance of Christianity.
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 (AD 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 suicide of Nero in AD 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, ninth Roman emperor, and founder of the Flavian dynasty. The Roman Empire generally experienced a period of prosperity and dominance in this period and the first century is remembered as part of the Empire's golden age.
China continued to be dominated by the Han Dynasty, despite a fourteen-year interruption by the Xin dynasty under Wang Mang. Han rule was restored in AD 23; Wang Mang's rule represents the watershed between the Western/Former Han and the Eastern/Later Han. History of the Han Dynasty, The capital was also moved from Chang'an to Luoyang.
Regional events and politics
* Western Europe: Celts, Celtic, Germanic peoples, Germanic, Sami people, Saami and Finns, Finnic tribe, tribal chiefdom and the Roman Empire
* Eastern Europe: Roman Empire, Dacians, Dacian, Sarmatians, Sarmatian, West Slavs, Venedae and Balts, Balt tribe, tribal chiefdoms
* North Africa: Roman Empire, Garamantes, Mauri people, Mauri, Punics, Libyan and Gaetulian tribe, tribal chiefdoms
* West Africa: Gur languages, Gur, Volta–Niger languages, Kwa, Soninke people, Soninke and Mandé peoples, Mande tribe, tribal chiefdoms
* Central Africa: Bantu peoples, Bantu tribes, collapsing Nok culture, Nok civilization
* East Africa: Kingdom of Kush, Kingdom of Blemmyes, Kingdom of Aksum
* Southern Africa: Bantu peoples, Bantu tribes, Khoisan
* Western Asia: Roman and Parthian Empires, Sabaeans, Sabaean and Arabian Kingdoms
* Central Asia: Kushan Empire, Sarmatian, Dahae and other Iranian peoples, Iranian tribe, tribal chiefdoms
* South Asia: Kushan Empire, Western Satraps, Satavahana dynasty, Satavahana Empire, Tamilakam, Dravidian Kingdoms, Kingdom of Kalinga (historical region), Kalinga, Indo-Parthian Kingdom, Zhangzhung
* Southeast Asia: Mandala (Southeast Asian political model), Mandala of city-states, Kingdom of Funan
* East Asia: Han dynasty, Han Dynasty, Yamatai, Xiongnu and Xianbei tribe, tribal chiefdoms, Three Kingdoms of Korea (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla)
* Central America: Maya civilization, Mayan, Teotihuacan and Zapotec civilization, Zapotec civilizations
* South America: Nazca culture, Nazca, Moche culture, Moche civilizations, Tairona tribe, tribal chiefdoms
Events
* Early 1st century: Chronology of Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth is born.
*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.
* AD 2: First census of China, the census is one of the most accurate in Chinese history.
* AD 6: Census of Quirinius.
* AD 7: Prince Cunobeline of Catuvellauni defeats the Trinovantes in England and establishes his capital at Camulodunum (modern-day Colchester).
* AD 9: Three Roman legions were ambushed and destroyed at Teutoberg Forest by Germans under the leadership of Arminius.
* AD 9: Prince Cunobeline is crowned King of Catuvellauni, his Kingdom dominates Southern England.
* AD 9 – AD 23, 23: Wang Mang temporarily overthrew the Han dynasty of China.
* AD 9 – AD 23, 23: Xin dynasty.
* AD 14: Augustus, first emperor of Rome, dies. His adopted son/stepson/son-in-law Tiberius ascends to the throne.
* AD 25: The Han dynasty is restored by Liu Xiu who proclaims himself Emperor Guangwu of Han.
* AD 27: Chronology of Jesus#Years of preaching, Jesus begins his ministry (traditional date).''Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible'' 2000 Amsterdam University Press page 249''The Riddles of the Fourth Gospel: An Introduction to John'' by Paul N. Anderson 2011 pages 200
* AD 28 – AD 75, 75: Emperor Ming of Han, Buddhism reaches China.
* AD 29 Humans arrive on Pentecost Island and establish the Bunlap tribe, among others.
* AD 29: Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka first write down Gautama Buddha, Buddha's teachings, creating the Pali canon during the Fourth Buddhist Council.
* AD 30: 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.
* AD 31: Crucifixion of Jesus, The Crucifixion of Jesus (traditional date).''Jesus & the Rise of Early Christianity: A History of New Testament Times'' by Paul Barnett 2002 pages 19–21''The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament'' by Andreas J. Köstenberger, L. Scott Kellum 2009 pages 77–79''Paul's early period: chronology, mission strategy, theology'' by Rainer Riesner 1997 page 19-27 (page 27 has a table of various scholarly estimates)
* c. AD 34: Stoning of Saint Stephen.
* c. AD 36: Conversion of Paul the Apostle.
* AD 40: Succession crisis erupts at King Cunobeline's court and his exiled younger son Prince Adminius flees to the court of Caligula in Rome.
* AD 40: Emperor Caligula plans to invade Britain, he instead declares war upon the sea, taking shells as spoils.
* AD 40 – AD 43, 43: Trung sisters' rebellion, Revolts erupts in Vietnam by the Trung sisters.
* AD 41 – AD 54, 54: Rachias, an ambassador sent from Sri Lanka to the court of Claudius.
* AD 42: King Cunobeline dies, his son Caratacus becomes King. He and his brother conquer much of South-Eastern England, expanding territory into Atrebates, driving out King Verica. King Verica travels to Rome to the court of Claudius to help reclaim his throne.
* AD 43: Roman conquest of Britain begins. London is founded (although it could have existed centuries before this date).
* AD 44: Death of Agrippa I, Herod Agrippa.
* AD 50: Christianity, Christian Council of Jerusalem.
* 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.
* AD 58 – AD 88, 88: Rule of Ming and Zhang.
* AD 60: Queen Boudica of The Iceni in England launches a rebellion against The Romans. Tens of thousands die and the Roman army is massively damaged. The Rebellion fails and Boadicea commits suicide by poisoning herself. Three major cities are obliterated.
* AD 64: Great Fire of Rome, first Roman mass Persecution of Christians, earliest significant recognition of Christians in Rome.
* AD 66 – AD 73, 73: First Jewish-Roman War.
* AD 68: Nero commits suicide
* AD 68: Kingdom of Funan is established in the Mekong Delta, the first Greater India#Indianised kingdoms, Indianized state—or, rather a loose network of states in mainland Southeast Asia. The capital city is Vyadhapura or modern-day Ba Phnum District in Cambodia. Kaundinya, an Indian brahmin marries Soma and establishes the pre-Angkor History of Cambodia, Cambodian Kingdom of Kingdom of Funan, Funan.
* AD 69: Following Nero's demise, the Roman Empire falls into its first civil war in nearly a century now known as the Year of the Four Emperors.
* AD 69: Cartimandua, Queen of the Brigantes in Northern England, is overthrown in a civil war. Her unpopular alliance with Rome, the betrayal of Caratacus and her love for someone other than her husband are the three reasons which led to her demise. The Action enraged the Romans so much that they conquered and annexed The Kingdom.
* AD 70: destruction of Herod's Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans under Titus.
* AD 70: India sees the end of the :Indo-Greek kings, Hellenistic dynasties.
* AD 71: Use of Lock (security device), locks with key (lock), keys of clever design begins in Rome.
* AD 72: First Jewish-Roman War: The Roman army (''Legio X Fretensis'') under Sextus Lucilius Bassus lays siege to the Jewish garrison of Machaerus at the Dead Sea.
* AD 73: The Chinese Han Dynasty launches a major campaign against the Xiongnu, whom they confront in the Battle of Yiwulu in the Kumul (city), Kumul oasis, an ultimate Han military victory led by General Dou Gu (d. AD 88).
* AD 74: Chinese generals Dou Gu (Teou Kou) and Geng Bing (Keng Ping) take control of Turpan.
* AD 77: Pliny the Elder publishes the first ten books of Naturalis Historia.
* AD 78: The Roman Empire, Romans conquer the Ordovices, located in present-day northern Wales, as well as the Silures.
* AD 78: Indian Prince Aji Caka introduces the Sanskrit language and Pallawa script, used to inscribe Java (island), Javanese words and phrases, to the Indonesian islands.
* AD 79: Pompeii and Herculaneum destroyed by Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79, eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
* AD 80: The Colosseum completes construction.
* AD 83: In Ancient Rome, Rome, the castration of slavery, slaves is prohibited.
* AD 85: Baekje invades the outskirts of Silla in the Korean peninsula. The war continues until the peace treaty of AD 105, 105.
* AD 86: Roman general (and future emperor) Trajan begins a campaign to crush an uprising in Germany.
* AD 87: The Roman Julius Maternus Romans in Sub-Saharan Africa, explores western Africa (approximate date).
* AD 88: The Domitian's Dacian War, First Dacian War ends: Decebalus becomes a client state, client king of Ancient Rome, Rome, he receives money, artisan, craftsmen and siege engine, war machines to protect the borders (Limes (Roman Empire), limes) of the Roman Empire.
* AD 89: Battle of Ikh Bayan: The Han Dynasty, Han Chinese army under Dou Xian, allied with the southern Xiongnu, is victorious over the Northern Xiongnu.
* AD 92: The Marcomanni are defeated by the Roman Empire, Romans at the Danube; however, they are not entirely subdued.
* AD 94: The Chinese General Ban Chao completes his conquest of the Tarim Basin by taking Karasahr, Yānqi, which is located on the strategic Silk Road.
* AD 98: Tacitus mentions the Suiones, who will one day be called the Swedish people, Swedes.
* AD 98: The Goths settle in northern Poland, which they called Gothiscandza, and shape the Wielbark culture.
* Jewish Council of Jamnia.
* Late 1st century: Cityscape, detail of a Second Style wall painting from a bedroom in the House of Publius Fannius Synistor, Boscoreale, is made. It is now at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York.
* The painting "Alexander the Great confronts Darius III at the Battle of Issos", detail of mosaic floor decoration from Pompeii, Italy is made. It is a Roman copy after a Greek painting of c. 310 BC, perhaps by Philoxenus of Eretria, Philoxenos or Helen of Egypt. It is now at Naples National Archaeological Museum, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Italy.
* Late 1st century: Bedroom, from the House of Publius Fannius Synistor, Boscoreale is made. It is reconstructed with later furnishings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York.
* Late 1st century: Seascape, detail of a wall painting from Villa Farnesina, Rome, is made.
* Late 1st century: Young Woman Writing, detail of a wall painting, from Pompeii, is made. It is now kept at Naples National Archaeological Museum, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.
* Late 1st century: Mausoleum under Construction, relief from the tomb of the Haterius family, Via Labicana, Rome, is made. It is now kept at Musei Vaticani, Museo Gregoriano Profano, ex Lateranese, Rome.
* Late 1st century: Middle-Aged Flavian Woman, is made. It is now kept at Musei Vaticani, Museo Gregoriano Profano, ex Lateranese, Rome.
* Late 1st century – early 2nd century: Buddha and Attendants, from Katra Keshavdev, Mathura, Madhya Pradesh, India, is made. Kushan period. It is now kept at Mathura Museum.
* 1st century – 2nd centuries: Tomb model of a house, is made. Eastern Han dynasty. It is now kept at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri.
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
* Codex, the first form of the modern book, appears in the Roman Empire. * Various inventions by Hero of Alexandria, including the steam turbine (aeolipile), water organ, and various other water-powered machines. * c. AD 23: The Chinese astronomer Liu Xin (scholar), Liu Xin dies, he documented 1080 different stars, amongst other achievements. * AD 31: the Han Dynasty Chinese engineer and statesman Du Shi (d. AD 38) from Nanyang, Henan, Nanyang invented the first-known hydraulic-powered bellows to heat the blast furnace in smelting cast iron. He used a complex mechanical device that was powered by the rushing current against a waterwheel, a practice that would continue in China. * AD 78: the beginning of the Saka Era used by South Asian calendars. * c. AD 80: Although Philo of Byzantium described the saqiya chain pump in the early 2nd century BC, the square-pallet chain pump was innovated in China during this century, mentioned first by the philosopher Wang Chong around AD 80. Wang Chong also accurately described the water cycle in meteorology, and argued against the mainstream 'radiating influence' theory for solar eclipses, the latter of which was accepted by many, including Zhang Heng.References
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