Exploration & Expansion in the 1st century

42 sourced entries, 5 CE to 97 CE, oldest first. Also see Exploration & Expansion across every century or everything else in the 1st century.

• 5AD 5 – The Germanic tribes of Cimbri and Charydes send ambassadors to Rome.source
• 15Varna (Odessus), on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, is annexed to the Roman province of Moesia.source
• 21The Romans create a buffer state in the territory of the Quadi, in southern Slovakia.source
• 24July 1 – Midway through the Roman year 777 A.U.C., Gaius Calpurnius Aviola and Publius Lentulus Scipio begin the new consular year as the new suffect consuls.source
• 28Roman legions in Germania are transported by fleet to the fortress of Flevum on the Rhine, to operate against the rebellious Frisians.source
• 40The Germanic Quadi tribe begins settling in present-day Moravia and Slovakia.source
• 42Romans take control of Ceuta, a port city on the North African side of the Strait of Gibraltar.source
• 43The Romans capture a Brythonic settlement at Kent and rename it Durovernum Cantiacorum (modern Canterbury); and establish a Roman fort to guard the crossing of the Kentish River Stour.source
• 45Claudius founds Savaria, today the Hungarian city of Szombathely.source
• 45Paul of Tarsus begins his missionary travels, according to one traditional dating scheme.source
• 45Chinese general Ma Yuan conducts an expedition against the Xiongnu and the Xianbei (in Manchuria).source
• 46Rome and its northeast border are reunited by the Danube Road.source
• 47Paul starts his evangelistic work (first missionary journey), accompanied by Barnabas and Mark (possible date).source
• 47Claudius founds the city Forum Claudii Vallensium (modern Martigny) in the Alpes Poeninae (Switzerland).source
• 47Cauci pirates led by the Roman deserter Gannascus ravage the Gallic coast; Corbulo uses the Rhine fleet against them. The Frisian revolt is suppressed.source
• 48Paul of Tarsus through his first mission goes to Cyprus and Asia Minor.source
• 48According to Christian tradition, Martha travels to Avignon.source
• 49The Apostle Paul begins his second missionary journey with Silas while Barnabas goes to Cyprus with Mark.source
• 50Paul travels to Philippi, Thessaloniki, Beroea, and Athens (second missionary journey).source
• 54Two centurions are sent to the south of Egypt to find the source of the Nile, and possible new provinces. They report that while there are many cities in the desert, the area seems too poor to be worthy of conquest.source
• 54Under Nero, Rome annexes Aden to protect the maritime route between Alexandria and Asia.source
• 57Emperor Guang Wu grants Nakoku (located around modern-day Fukuoka City) a golden seal, being the oldest evidence of writing in Japan. In return King Na sends an envoy to China.source
• 58Emperor Ming of Han introduces Buddhism to China inviting monks from the western Indus Valley.source
• 58Romans learn the use of soap from the Gauls (approximate date).source
• 60Nero's exploration of the Nile: Emperor Nero sends an expedition which reaches the historical city Meroë (Sudan). (approximate date)source
• 60Vitellius is (possibly) proconsul of the province of Africa.source
• 68Kingdom of Funan is established in the Mekong Delta comprising present-day Cambodia, Southern Vietnam, Southern Thailand and Eastern Thailand, the first known civilization in Southeast Asia. The capital city is Vyadhapura or modern-day Ba Phnum District in Cambodia.source
• 70Pliny the Elder serves as procurator in Gallia Narbonensis.source
• 70Romans make a punitive expedition against the Garamantes – they are forced to have an official relationship with the Roman Empire.source
• 70Expedition by the Roman Septimius Flaccus to southern Egypt. He probably reaches Sudan.source
• 70Neapolis (present-day Nablus) is founded in Iudaea Province.source
• 71Doncaster is founded by Roman settlers. The area was originally known as Danum.source
• 71The Romans establish a fortress at York (Eboracum), as a base for their northern forces. Initially established solely for Legio IX Hispana, it expands later to include public housing, baths and temples.source
• 73Pliny the Elder serves as procurator in Hispania Tarraconensis.source
• 73Ban Chao (Pan-Ch’ao), competing with the Xiongnu, imposes a Chinese protectorate on the kings of Lop Nor and Khotan in the Tarim Basin, with the aim of controlling the Silk Road.source
• 74The Black Forest region is reattached to the Roman Empire.source
• 78The Romans conquer the Ordovices, located in present-day northern Wales, as well as the Silures.source
• 79Mamucium (the first Manchester) is founded as a frontier fort and settlement in the North West of England, a distance to the north of Chester.source
• 83Possible date that Demetrius of Tarsus visits an island in the Hebrides populated by holy men, possibly druids.source
• 87The Roman Julius Maternus explores western Africa (approximate date).source
• 94The Chinese General Ban Chao completes his conquest of the Tarim Basin by taking Yānqi, which is located on the strategic Silk Road.source
• 97The Roman colony of Cuicul is started in Numidia.source