100 CE

This year saw Pacores, the last king of the Indo-Parthian kingdom, ascend to the throne. In the Americas, the Moche culture developed around this time, and Teotihuacan, a major city at the centre of modern-day Mexico, reached a population of around 60,000–80,000.

In the 100s, the 2nd century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Pliny the Younger advances to consulship, giving his panegyric on Trajan in the process.source
  • Pacores (last king of the Indo-Parthian kingdom) takes the throne.source
  • The Moche culture emerges, and starts building a society in present-day Peru.source
  • Trajan creates a policy intended to restore the former economic supremacy of Italy.source
  • Emperor Trajan and Frontinus become Roman consuls.source

Conflict & Security

  • The Imperial Roman army reaches 300,000 soldiers.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Timgad (Thamugas), a Roman colonial town in North Africa, is founded by Trajan.source

Religion & Belief

  • Titus Avidius Quietus' rule as governor of Roman Britain ends.source
  • The Fourth Buddhist Council is convened in Jalandhara, Punjab.source
  • Appearance of the first Christian dogma and formulas regarding morality.source
  • The Gospel of John is widely believed to have been written around this date.source
  • The compilation of the Kama Sutra begins in India.source
  • The Temple of the God of Medicine is built in Anguo, China.source

Technology & Infrastructure

  • Bricks become the primary building material in the Roman Empire.source
  • Main hall, Trajan's Market, Rome, is made (until AD 112).source

Science & Discovery

  • In China, the wheelbarrow makes its first appearance.source

Health & Medicine

  • Teotihuacan, a major city at the centre of modern-day Mexico, reaches a population of around 60,000–80,000.source
  • Paper is used by the general populace in China, starting around this year.source

Climate & Environment

  • Lions have become extinct in Greece by this year.source

Culture & Society

  • The Hopewell tradition roughly begins in what is now Ohio.source
  • The future emperor, Hadrian, marries Vibia Sabina.source

Births

  • Ptolemy, Greek astrologer, astronomer, geographer and mathematician (died 170)source
  • Justin Martyr, Christian apologist and saint (died 165)source
  • Faustina the Elder, Roman empress (died 140)source
  • Quintus Junius Rusticus, Roman teacher and politician (died 170)source
  • Fa Zhen (or Gaoqing), Chinese scholar (died 188)source
  • Marcus Cornelius Fronto, Roman grammarian, rhetorician and advocate (died 170)source
  • Quintus Tineius Sacerdos Clemens, Roman politician (died 170)source

Deaths

  • Herod Agrippa II, Jewish king of Judea (born AD 27)source
  • John the Apostle of Jesus Christ (approximate date, b. AD 6)source
  • Josephus, Jewish historian and writer (born AD 37)source
  • Apollonius of Tyana, Greek philosopher (born AD 15)source
  • Wang Chong, Chinese philosopher (born AD 27)source