The 1st century
1,229 sourced entries across 99 documented years, grouped into 10 decades. A century here runs 1900–1999 rather than 1901–2000, so its decades sit inside it exactly; on the BC side the same rule puts 1–99 BC in the 1st century BC and 100 BC in the 2nd.
Decades
- The 0s — 9 years, 107 entries
- The 10s — 10 years, 117 entries
- The 20s — 10 years, 89 entries
- The 30s — 10 years, 124 entries
- The 40s — 10 years, 155 entries
- The 50s — 10 years, 133 entries
- The 60s — 10 years, 200 entries
- The 70s — 10 years, 137 entries
- The 80s — 10 years, 84 entries
- The 90s — 10 years, 83 entries
By subject
- Conflict & Security in the 1st century — 199 entries
- Geopolitics & Diplomacy in the 1st century — 132 entries
- Religion & Belief in the 1st century — 119 entries
- Culture & Society in the 1st century — 75 entries
- Exploration & Expansion in the 1st century — 42 entries
- Technology & Infrastructure in the 1st century — 29 entries
- Crime & Justice in the 1st century — 24 entries
- Climate & Environment in the 1st century — 19 entries
- Health & Medicine in the 1st century — 15 entries
- Science & Discovery in the 1st century — 14 entries
- Disasters & Accidents in the 1st century — 9 entries
A few of the years
- 1AD 1 – Confucius is given his first royal title (posthumous name) of Baocheng Xuan Ni Gong.
- 13Ovid publishes books 1-3 of his Epistulae ex Ponto.
- 25August 5 – The Han dynasty is restored in China as Liu Xiu proclaims himself Emperor Guangwu of Han, starting the Jianwu era (until AD 56).
- 37March 18 – The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius's will, and proclaims Caligula as Roman Emperor, nullifying the joint claim of Tiberius Gemellus. Caligula's attempt to have himself deified creates friction between himself and the Senate.
- 49Christianity spreads into Europe, especially at Rome and at Philippi (probable date according to chronology derived from the Acts of the Apostles).
- 61Battle of Watling Street: Paulinus defeats the rebels, using a flying wedge formation, and imposes wide-ranging punishments on native Britons, but is removed from office after an enquiry instituted by Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus (appointed procurator 61) and the Romanisation of Britain continues. Boudica either poisons herself or falls sick and dies.
- 73February – The Chinese Han dynasty launches a major campaign against the Xiongnu, whom they confront in the Battle of Yiwulu in the Kumul oasis, an ultimate Han military victory led by General Dou Gu (d. AD 88).
- 85Dacians under Decebalus engage in two wars against the Romans from this year to AD 88 or 89.