The year 0 was not recorded. AD stands for “Anno Domini,” a Latin phrase meaning “in the year of the Lord” and referring to the years after that.<\/p>\n
04<\/strong> Death of Herod.<\/p>\n 06<\/strong> Judea becomes a Roman province. Candidates for political office in China must take civil service exams. Emperor Cheng is succeeded by Emperor Ngai.<\/p>\n 09<\/strong> Battle of Teutoburger Wald, the Rhine River is established as the boundary between Latin- and German-speaking worlds. <\/p>\n 14<\/strong> Augustus Caesar, first Emperor of the Roman Empire, dies, succeeded by his stepson, Tiberius.<\/p>\n 15<\/strong> Livy, the Roman historian, publishes the story of Romulus and Remus, the first who becomes a god and declares that it is the will of heaven that Rome be the capital of the world.<\/p>\n 23<\/strong> Greek geographer Strabo publishes Geography, a work covering the world known to the Romans and Greeks at the time of Emperor Augustus – it is the only such book to survive from the ancient world.<\/p>\n 26<\/strong> Pontius Pilate becomes Roman procurator of Judea.<\/p>\n 27<\/strong> Probable the year that Jesus Christ<\/a> was crucified. (The exact year of the crucifixion is disputed; often quoted as 33AD.)<\/p>\n 34<\/strong> Apostle Paul begins missionary journeys.<\/p>\n 37<\/strong> Emperor Tiberius dies, succeeded by his nephew, Caligula.<\/p>\n 41<\/strong> ? Dioscorides writes about medicinal herbs. Emperor Caligula is murdered, succeeded by Claudius, a lame man with a speech impediment.<\/p>\n 43<\/strong> The first London bridge is a temporary pontoon bridge built by the Romans.<\/p>\n 50<\/strong> Heron of Greece invents steam power and the first vending machine<\/a>. St Paul begins missionary work in Europe. Pedanius Dioscorides writes the first pharmacology text, De Materia Medica (it became the primary source on pharmacology for the next 16 centuries).<\/p>\n 53<\/strong> The Parthians annihilate an army of 40,000 Romans.<\/p>\n 54<\/strong> Nero becomes last Caesar (of Caesar family) of Rome.<\/p>\n 63<\/strong> ? Death of St Paul in Rome (some sources quote St Paul’s execution in 67AD)<\/p>\n 64<\/strong> Great fire in Rome. Persecution of Christians begin.<\/p>\n 65<\/strong> First persecution of Christians in Rome. The Gospel according to St. Mark, the earliest of the four Gospels, is written.<\/p>\n 68<\/strong> Nero commits suicide.<\/p>\n 70<\/strong> Jerusalem destroyed by Titus. The third Temple is burnt and destroyed<\/p>\n 71<\/strong> Colosseum building starts in Rome (finished in 79). Spartacus and other slaves crucified on the Appian road to Rome.<\/p>\n 73<\/strong> Siege of Massada.<\/p>\n 74<\/strong> Chinese Emperor Zhao dies at age 22, succeeded by another child, Emperor Xuan.<\/p>\n 77<\/strong> Around this year, the last book of the Old Testament, the Book of Esther, is translated into Greek.<\/p>\n 79<\/strong> Emperor Titus dedicates the Roman Colosseum; the amphitheater has 160-foot walls and 50,000 marble seats. Mount Vesuvius erupts, killing thousands in Herculaneum and Pompeii.<\/p>\n 82<\/strong> According to Suetonius, the Emperor Domitian made women gladiators fight by torchlight at night.<\/p>\n 95<\/strong> Renewed persecution of Christians.<\/p>\n | 2000 – 2099<\/a> | 1900 – 1999<\/a> | 1800 – 1899<\/a> | 1700 – 1799<\/a> | 1600 – 1699<\/a> | 1500 – 1599<\/a> | 1400 -1499<\/a> | 1300 – 1399<\/a> | 1200 – 1299<\/a> | 1100 – 1199<\/a> | 1000 – 1099<\/a> | 900 – 999<\/a> | 800 – 899<\/a> | 700 – 799<\/a> | 600 – 699<\/a> | 500 – 599<\/a> | 400 – 499<\/a> | 300 – 399<\/a> | 200 – 299<\/a> | 100 – 199<\/a> | 1 – 99 | Before Christ<\/a> |<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The year 0 was not recorded. 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