1st century

Centuries:	1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century
Decades:	0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s

The 1st century was that century which lasted from 1 to 100 according the Gregorian calendar. For the astronomical calendar it is from 0 to 99.

Events

The skeleton called the "Ring Lady" unearthed in Herculaneum. One of the victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79

1: Lions became extinct in Western Europe.
8–23: Wang Mang overthrew Han dynasty of China
28–75 Emperor Ming of Han, Buddhism reaches China
29-33: Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
Masoretes adds vowel pointings to the text of the Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible
Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka first write down Buddha's teachings, creating the Pali canon
Tacitus mentions the Suiones, who will one day be called the Swedes.
Kaundinya, an Indian Brahmin marries Soma and establishes the Pre-Angkor Cambodian Kingdom of Funan.
The Goths settle in northern Poland, which they called Gothiscandza, and shape the Wielbark culture.
Christian Council of Jerusalem
July 19, 64: Great Fire of Rome, first Roman mass Persecution of Christians, earliest significant recognition of Christians in Rome
66-73 First Jewish-Roman War
70, August: destruction of Herod's Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans under Titus
79, August: Pompeii and Herculaneum destroyed by eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Jewish Council of Jamnia
Spread of the Roman Empire, reaches largest size under Trajan
Arena (colosseum) is constructed, origin of the name Arena

Bronze statue of Augustus, Archaeological Museum, Athens.

Bust of Caligula.

Codex, the first form of the modern book, appears in the Roman empire
Year 78 - the beginning of the Saka Era South Asian calendar system.
Bookbinding
Various inventions by Hero of Alexandria, including the steam turbine (aeolipile), vending machine, machine gun, water organ, and various other water-powered machines.

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