63 CE

Apostle Paul possibly visits Spain. According to legend, Joseph of Arimathea goes to Glastonbury on the first Christian mission to Britain. Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo is restored to command after the Roman debacle at the Battle of Rhandeia. He invades Armenia and defeats Tiridates I, who accepts Roman sovereignty. Parthia withdraws from the war.

In the 60s, the 1st century.

Conflict & Security

  • Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo is restored to command after the Roman debacle at the Battle of Rhandeia. He invades Armenia and defeats Tiridates I, who accepts Roman sovereignty. Parthia withdraws from the war.source

Religion & Belief

  • Vespasian becomes governor of Africa (estimated year).source
  • Apostle Paul possibly visits Spain.source
  • According to legend, Joseph of Arimathea goes to Glastonbury on the first Christian mission to Britain.source

Climate & Environment

  • Pompeii, the city at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, builds a new monumental forum, after the town is heavily damaged by a strong earthquake.source

Culture & Society

  • Aulus Cornelius Celsus writes a dictionary (encyclopedia) on the arts and sciences.source

Births

  • Dou, Chinese empress of the Han Dynasty (died AD 97)source

Deaths

  • Claudia Augusta, daughter of Nerosource
  • Mark the Evangelist (traditional date) (see AD 61)source