47 CE

Claudius revives the censorship and ludi saeculares, and organises the order of the Haruspices, with 60 members. Claudius founds the city Forum Claudii Vallensium (modern Martigny) in the Alpes Poeninae (Switzerland). Corbulo orders the construction of the canal Fossa Corbulonis, between the Rhine and Meuse in the Netherlands, which connects the city Forum Hadriani (Voorburg).

In the 40s, the 1st century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Publius Ostorius Scapula replaces Aulus Plautius as governor of Britain. The south-east of the island is now a Roman province, while certain states on the south coast are ruled as a nominally independent client kingdom by Tiberius Claudius Cogidubnus, whose seat is probably at Fishbourne near Chichester. Ostorius immediately faces incursions from unconquered areas, which he puts down.source

Conflict & Security

  • Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo is made commander of the Roman army in Germania Inferior. He conquers the Chauci and fights against the Cherusci and Frisians.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Paul starts his evangelistic work (first missionary journey), accompanied by Barnabas and Mark (possible date).source
  • Claudius founds the city Forum Claudii Vallensium (modern Martigny) in the Alpes Poeninae (Switzerland).source
  • Cauci pirates led by the Roman deserter Gannascus ravage the Gallic coast; Corbulo uses the Rhine fleet against them. The Frisian revolt is suppressed.source

Religion & Belief

  • Claudius revives the censorship and ludi saeculares, and organises the order of the Haruspices, with 60 members.source
  • Ananias becomes high priest in Judaea.source

Technology & Infrastructure

  • Corbulo orders the construction of the canal Fossa Corbulonis, between the Rhine and Meuse in the Netherlands, which connects the city Forum Hadriani (Voorburg).source
  • Romans build the Traiectum fortification near the mouth of the Rhine, which will later grow to be the city of Utrecht.source

Births

  • Taejodae, Korean ruler of Goguryeo (died 165)source

Deaths

  • Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, Roman noblemansource
  • Vardanes I, king of the Parthian Empiresource
  • Decimus Valerius Asiaticus, Roman politician and consulsource
  • Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus, Roman consulsource
  • Quintus Sanquinius Maximus, Roman politiciansource