Century
1st century BCE
The years 100 – 1 BCE. The atlas records 416 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.
- 100 – 1 BCE
- 416 events
- 15 realms
- Realms with a page of their own
- Others the atlas draws, from Cliopatria
Headlines
The most significant events, wherever they happened- 7 – 2 BCENativity of JesusEvent
- 9 June 53 BCEBattle of CarrhaeBattle · Middle East
- 15 March 44 BCEassassination of Julius CaesarAttack · Europe
- 2 September 31 BCEBattle of ActiumBattle · Europe
- 58 – 51 BCEGallic WarWar · Europe
- July 52 BCEBattle of AlesiaSiege · Europe
- 49 – 45 BCECaesar's Civil WarWar · Europe
- 54 BCE – 628 CERoman–Persian WarsWar · Middle East
Around the world
The most significant of the rest, in each regionNorth Africa
- death of Cleopatra12 August 30 BCE · Natural disaster12 August 30 BCE
- 33 BCE Palestine earthquake33 BCE · Natural disaster33 BCE
- Battle of Thapsus6 April 46 BCE · Battle6 April 46 BCE
- Alexandrian War48 – 47 BCE · War48 – 47 BCE
- Siege of Alexandria47 BCE · Siege47 BCE
- Battle of the Nile47 BCE · Battle47 BCE
Middle East
Europe
- Third Servile War73 – 71 BCE · War73 – 71 BCE
- Battle of Pharsalus48 BCE · Battle48 BCE
- Social War of 91-87 BCE91 – 88 BCE · War91 – 88 BCE
- aureus1st century BCE – 4th century CE · Event1st century BCE – 4th century CE
- Final War of the Roman Republic32 – 30 BCE · War32 – 30 BCE
- Second Catilinarian conspiracy63 BCE · Rebellion63 BCE
Central Asia
South Asia
East Asia
- 70 BCE Shandong earthquake1 June 70 BCE · Natural disaster1 June 70 BCE
- Founding of Silla57 BCE · Founding57 BCE
- Founding of Goguryeo37 BCE · Founding37 BCE
- 47 BCE Gansu earthquake17 April 47 BCE · Natural disaster17 April 47 BCE
- Founding of Baekje18 BCE · Founding18 BCE
- Construction of Ise Jingū4 BCE · Construction4 BCE
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
North America
Realms of the age
Our civilizations alive in these years, by home region. Each track is the century, its bar the realm’s years.North Africa
Ptolemaic Kingdom305 – 30 BCE
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kingdom of Kush2180 BCE – 350 CE
Kingdom of Aksum4th century BCE – 960 CE
Middle East
Seleucid Empire312 – 63 BCE
Parthian Empire247 BCE – 224 CE
Europe
Roman Republic509 – 27 BCE
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
East Asia
Han dynasty206 BCE – 220 CE
Silla57 BCE – 892 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 Wall of Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE · Mutianyu, Beijing, Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE
Trade routes
Carrying trade in these years- Hopewell exchangeOpenedc. 100 BCE – 500 CE · by land and riverc. 100 BCE – 500 CE
- Indo-Roman tradeOpenedc. 30 BCE – 250 CE · by land, sea and riverc. 30 BCE – 250 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
- Tin route through Gaulc. 600 BCE – 51 BCE · by land and seac. 600 BCE – 51 BCE
- 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
Faiths on the move
Where each faith arrived in these yearsGreat people
Alive in these years, in the halls of the Agora of Ages- 156 – 87 BCEEmperor Wu of HanHan emperor 141–87 BCE; Silk Road, Confucian stateChinese Emperors & Sages
- 100 – 44 BCEJulius CaesarDictator; conqueror of Gaul; ended the RepublicRoman Empire
- 70 – 19 BCEVirgilThe AeneidWriters & Poets
- 63 BCE – 14 CEAugustusFirst emperor (r. 27 BCE–14 CE)Roman Empire
- 10 BCE – 54 CEClaudiusEmperor 41–54; conquest of BritainRoman Empire
