AD 44

Fifth decade of the first century AD An anachronistic depiction of the Trung sisters' rebellion (40–43 AD) Millennia 1st millennium Centuries 1st century BC 1st century 2nd century Decades 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s Years AD 40 AD 41 AD 42 AD 43 AD 44 AD 45 AD 46 AD 47 AD 48 AD 49 Categories Births Deaths Establishments Disestablishments vte The 40s decade ran from January 1, AD 40, to December 31, AD 49. Claudius became Roman Emperor in 41, following the assassination of Caligula. In 43, he sent Aulus Plautius with four legions to Britain (Britannia), initiating the decades-long Roman conquest of Britain. In China, The Trưng sisters' rebellion took place in the south of Han China between 40 AD and 43 AD: In 40 AD, the Vietnamese leader Trưng Trắc and her sister Trưng Nhị rebelled against Chinese authorities in Jiaozhi (in what is now northern Vietnam). In 42 AD, Han China dispatched General Ma Yuan to lead an army to strike down the Yue rebellion of the Trưng sisters. In 43 AD, the Han army fully suppressed the uprising and regained complete control. Christianity came to Egypt as the Church of Alexandria was founded with Mark the Evangelist as the first Patriarch. James the Gre