1st century
What happened around the world
Europe
- 9 Battle of the Teutoburg Forest — Arminius wipes out three legions and Rome halts at the Rhine
- 79 Eruption of Vesuvius — Ash buries Pompeii and preserves Roman daily life
Middle East
- c. 33 Crucifixion of Jesus — The execution of a Galilean preacher gives rise to Christianity
- 70 Siege of Jerusalem and destruction of the Temple — Titus burns the Second Temple; Judaism turns to the synagogue
Africa
- c. 50 The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea — A Greek merchant's guide, the first to map East Africa's trade
- c. 100 The rise of Aksum — One of the world's four great powers, said a contemporary
Asia
- 40–43 Uprising of the Trưng sisters — Two sisters on war elephants defy the Han Empire
Americas
- c. 100 Moche culture — Peru's irrigators raise adobe pyramids and lifelike pottery
Who ruled
- China: dynasties
- Han 202 BC – 220
- Rome and Byzantium
- Augustus 27 BC – 68, Flavians 69 – 96, Marcus Aurelius 96 – 192