Century
1st century CE
The years 1 – 100 CE. The atlas records 621 events begun in them: the most significant follow, region by region, with the realms of the age and its wonders, trade routes, faiths and great people.
- 1 – 100 CE
- 621 events
- 15 realms
- Realms with a page of their own
- Others the atlas draws, from Cliopatria
Headlines
The most significant events, wherever they happened- 30 – 33 CEcrucifixion of JesusCrime · Middle East
- 33 CEResurrection of JesusEvent · Middle East
- 66 – 74 CEFirst Jewish-Roman WarRebellion · Middle East
- 79 CEeruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79Natural disaster · Europe
- February 70 CESiege of JerusalemSiege · Middle East
- September 9 CEBattle of the Teutoburg ForestBattle · Europe
- 1 – 325 CEEarly ChristianityEvent
- 68 – 69 CEYear of the Four EmperorsWar · Europe
Around the world
The most significant of the rest, in each regionNorth Africa
- Alexandrian pogrom38 CE · War38 CE
- Alexandria riot66 CE · Protest66 CE
- Construction of Bab Lakbir12 CE · Construction12 CE
- Construction of Arch of Trajan100 – 3rd century CE · Construction100 – 3rd century CE
- Founding of Setifis97 CE · Founding97 CE
- Construction of Zliten mosaic1st century CE · Construction1st century CE
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East
- Council of Jerusalem49 CE · Political49 CE
- Healing of the man born blind1st century CE · Event1st century CE
- Siege of Masada72 – 73 CE · Siege72 – 73 CE
- census of Quirinius6 – 7 CE · Event6 – 7 CE
- Destruction of the second temple of Jerusalem70 CE · Event70 CE
- Roman–Parthian War of 58–6358 – 63 CE · War58 – 63 CE
Europe
Central Asia
- Battle of Ikh BayanJune 89 CE · BattleJune 89 CE
- Construction of Namazgoh Mosque12 CE · Construction12 CE
- Construction of Dayahatyn11 CE · Construction11 CE
- 10 CE Nisa earthquake10 CE · Natural disaster10 CE
- solar eclipse of March 10, 8010 March 80 CE · Event10 March 80 CE
- solar eclipse of September 11, 611 September 6 CE · Event11 September 6 CE
South Asia
- Founding of Kushan Empire30 CE · Founding30 CE
- Fall of Indo-Greek Kingdoms10 CE · Collapse10 CE
- Founding of Western Satraps35 CE · Founding35 CE
- Construction of पंच महल16 CE · Construction16 CE
- Founding of Nowshera Virkan Tehsil14 CE · Founding14 CE
- Construction of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa Shrine15 CE · Construction15 CE
East Asia
- Red Eyebrows17 – 27 CE · Rebellion17 – 27 CE
- Battle of Kunyang23 CE · Battle23 CE
- conquest of Jinhan by Silla1st century – 3rd century CE · Event1st century – 3rd century CE
- 89 CE Kwangju earthquakeJuly 89 CE · Natural disasterJuly 89 CE
- 100 CE Kyongju earthquakeDecember 100 CE · Natural disasterDecember 100 CE
- Fall of Xin dynasty23 CE · Collapse23 CE
Southeast Asia
- Trưng sisters' rebellion40 – 43 CE · Rebellion40 – 43 CE
- Founding of Kingdom of Funan68 CE · Founding68 CE
- Construction of Kampung Laut Mosque16 CE · Construction16 CE
- Construction of Bayan Beleq Mosque17 CE · Construction17 CE
- Construction of Jami Mosque of Banjarmasin18 CE · Construction18 CE
- Construction of Kotagede Mataram Great Mosque16 CE · Construction16 CE
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- Founding of Kingdom of Pacaca1st millennium – 1st millennium CE · Founding1st millennium – 1st millennium CE
- Fall of Kingdom of Pacaca1st millennium – 1st millennium CE · Collapse1st millennium – 1st millennium CE
- solar eclipse of August 12, 6312 August 63 CE · Event12 August 63 CE
- solar eclipse of September 11, 5211 September 52 CE · Event11 September 52 CE
South America
North America
- 60 CE eruption of Churchill60 CE · Natural disaster60 CE
- solar eclipse of February 16, 2516 February 25 CE · Event16 February 25 CE
- solar eclipse of November 12, 312 November 3 CE · Event12 November 3 CE
- solar eclipse of July 12, 3612 July 36 CE · Event12 July 36 CE
- solar eclipse of May 11, 5811 May 58 CE · Event11 May 58 CE
- solar eclipse of September 13, 1413 September 14 CE · Event13 September 14 CE
Oceania
- Construction of Parliament House, State of Queensland100 CE · Construction100 CE
- 50 CE eruption of Ambrym50 CE · Natural disaster50 CE
- solar eclipse of November 14, 3014 November 30 CE · Event14 November 30 CE
- solar eclipse of December 15, 1915 December 19 CE · Event15 December 19 CE
- solar eclipse of January 16, 7416 January 74 CE · Event16 January 74 CE
- solar eclipse of March 18, 618 March 6 CE · Event18 March 6 CE
Realms of the age
Our civilizations alive in these years, by home region. Each track is the century, its bar the realm’s years.Sub-Saharan Africa
Kingdom of Kush2180 BCE – 350 CE
Kingdom of Aksum4th century BCE – 960 CE
Ghana Empire100 – 12th century CE
Middle East
Parthian Empire247 BCE – 224 CE
Europe
Roman Empire27 BCE – 1453 CE
Central Asia
Xiongnu3rd century BCE – 5th century CE
South Asia
Chola dynasty300 BCE – 1279 CE
Satavahana dynasty230 BCE – 220 CE
Kushan Empire30 – 375 CE
East Asia
Han dynasty206 BCE – 220 CE
Silla57 BCE – 892 CE
Southeast Asia
Kingdom of Funan68 – 550 CE
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
Maya2nd millennium BCE – 1521 CE · culture sphere
Zapotec700 BCE – 1521 CE
Teotihuacan100 BCE – 550 CE
Wonders
Being built, or standingBuilt in these years
Standing
- The Pyramids of Gizac. 2600 – 2510 BCE · Giza, Egyptc. 2600 – 2510 BCE
- The Abu Simbel Templesc. 1264 – 1244 BCE · Abu Simbel, Egyptc. 1264 – 1244 BCE
- The Lighthouse of Alexandriac. 292 – 280 BCE · Alexandria, Egyptc. 292 – 280 BCE
- The Ziggurat of Urc. 2100 – 2050 BCE · Nasiriyah, Iraqc. 2100 – 2050 BCE
- The Ishtar Gatec. 575 – 569 BCE · Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germanyc. 575 – 569 BCE
- The Hanging Gardens of Babylonc. 600 BCE · Babylon, Iraqc. 600 BCE
- The Temple of Artemis at Ephesusc. 550 BCE · Selçuk, Turkeyc. 550 BCE
- The Mausoleum at Halicarnassusc. 353 – 351 BCE · Bodrum, Turkeyc. 353 – 351 BCE
- Stonehengec. 2600 – 2400 BCE · Wiltshire, Englandc. 2600 – 2400 BCE
- The Parthenon447 – 432 BCE · Athens, Greece447 – 432 BCE
- The Colossus of Rhodesc. 292 – 280 BCE · Rhodes, Greecec. 292 – 280 BCE
- The Statue of Zeus at Olympiac. 435 BCE · Olympia, Greecec. 435 BCE
- The Great Stupa at Sanchic. 250 – 50 BCE · Sanchi, Indiac. 250 – 50 BCE
- The Great Wall of Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE · Mutianyu, Beijing, Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE
Trade routes
Carrying trade in these years- Amber RoadOpenedc. 1 CE – 400 CE · by landc. 1 CE – 400 CE
- Via Marisc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE · by landc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE
- Steppe Routec. 2000 BCE – 600 CE · by landc. 2000 BCE – 600 CE
- King's Highwayc. 1200 BCE – 636 CE · by landc. 1200 BCE – 636 CE
- Incense Routec. 700 BCE – 200 CE · by land and seac. 700 BCE – 200 CE
- Grand Trunk Roadc. 500 BCE – today · by landc. 500 BCE – today
- Trans-Saharan tradec. 500 BCE – 1900 CE · by land and riverc. 500 BCE – 1900 CE
- Maritime Silk Roadc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE · by sea and riverc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE
- Darb el-Arbaʽin (Forty Days Road)c. 200 BCE – today · by landc. 200 BCE – today
- Via Egnatiac. 146 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 146 BCE – 1453 CE
- Silk Roadc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE
- Roman grain supplyc. 123 BCE – 439 CE · by sea and riverc. 123 BCE – 439 CE
- Hopewell exchangec. 100 BCE – 500 CE · by land and riverc. 100 BCE – 500 CE
- Indo-Roman tradec. 30 BCE – 250 CE · by land, sea and riverc. 30 BCE – 250 CE
Faiths on the move
Where each faith arrived in these yearsGreat people
Alive in these years, in the halls of the Agora of Ages- 63 BCE – 14 CEAugustusFirst emperor (r. 27 BCE–14 CE)Roman Empire
- 10 BCE – 54 CEClaudiusEmperor 41–54; conquest of BritainRoman Empire
- 9 – 79 CEVespasianEmperor 69–79; founder of the Flavian dynasty, began the ColosseumRoman Empire
- died 43 CEHai Bà TrưngLed the uprising against Han rule, 40–43 CEVietnamese Commanders
- c. 50 – 121 CECai LunHan court official credited with the invention of paperInventors & Engineers
- 53 – 117 CETrajanEmperor 98–117; empire at its greatest extentRoman Empire
- 76 – 138 CEHadrianEmperor 117–138; rebuilt the Pantheon, built Hadrian's WallRoman Empire
