99 CE

Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 581, recording the sale of a slave girl, is written. Pope Evaristus succeeds Pope Clement I as the fifth pope according to Roman Catholic tradition. Emissaries of the Kushan Empire reach the Roman Empire.

In the 90s, the 1st century.

Religion & Belief

  • August 29 – Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 581, recording the sale of a slave girl, is written.source
  • November 23 – Pope Evaristus succeeds Pope Clement I as the fifth pope according to Roman Catholic tradition.source

Science & Discovery

  • Emperor Trajan returns to Rome.source
  • Emissaries of the Kushan Empire reach the Roman Empire.source

Births

  • c. March 9 – Narcissus of Jerusalem, Christian bishop and saint (died c. 216)source

Deaths

  • Approximate date – Clement of Rome, pope of the Catholic Churchsource