for the present decade , also sometimes called " the 0s " , see 2000 – 2009 .
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this article is about the period 1 – 9 ad , the first nine years of the 1st century .
note that there is no year zero -lrb- 0 -rrb- in either the proleptic gregorian calendar or the julian calendar .
hence 1 ad was preceded by the year 1 bc .
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events and trends
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1 – quirinius becomes a chief advisor to gaius in armenia . gnaeus domitius ahenobarbus whose father lucius domitius ahenobarbus had served as consul in 16 bc also serves in the armenia campaigns .
1 – the aqua alsietina aqueduct is constructed .
1 – tiberius , under order of augustus , quells revolts in germania -lrb- 1 – 5 -rrb- .
1 – gaius caesar and lucius aemilius paullus are appointed as consuls .
1 – gaius caesar is appointed to a military command in armenia with marcus herennius picens serving in his place as consul .
1 – gaius caesar marries livilla , daughter of antonia minor and nero claudius drusus , in an effort to gain prestige .
1 – silk appears in rome .
1 – areius paianeius becomes archon of athens .
1 – start of the yuanshi era of the chinese han dynasty .
1 – confucius is given his first royal title -lrb- posthumously -rrb- of lord baochengxun ni .
1 – emperor ping of han china begins his reign and wang mang is re-instated as regent by grand empress dowager wang .
1 – former regent dong xian commits suicide .
1 – sapadbizes , yuezhi prince and king of kush -lrb- bactria -rrb- , dies .
heraios succeeds him as king. c.1 – kingdom of aksum , centered in modern day ethiopia and eritrea , is founded -lrb- approximate date -rrb- .
1 – amanishakheto queen of kush -lrb- nubia -rrb- dies . her son , natakamani , becomes king of kush .
1 – moxos ceases to be a significant religious area in south america -lrb- approximate date -rrb- .
1 – the poem metamorphoses is written by ovid .
1 – livy writes his monumental history of rome -lrb- ab urbe condita -rrb- .
1 – buddhism is introduced into china .
2 – gaius caesar concludes peace with the parthians — parthia recognizes roman claims to armenia .
2 – publius alfenus varus and publius vinicius become roman consuls .
2 – cedeides becomes archon of athens .
2 – using roman military support , artavasdes iii , son of ariobarzanes ii , king of media atropatene , becomes the king of armenia -lrb- to 4 -rrb- .
2 – wang mang begins a program of personal aggrandizement , restoring marquess titles to past imperial princes and introducing a pension system for retired officials .
2 – the first census is concluded in china after having begun the year before .
3 – augustus adopts his grandson , gaius caesar , with the expectation that he will succeed him . gaius is made proconsul and is sent on a special mission to the east .
3 – lucius aelius lamia and marcus valerius messalla messallinus are consuls of rome .
3 – menneas becomes archon of athens .
3 – five german tribes are unified by marbod , king of the marcomanni .
3 – king yuri of goguryeo moved the capital from jolbon fortress to gungnae fortress .
3 – wang mang foils a plot to oust him from the regent & # 39 ; s position .
two of the conspirators , wang yu and lu kuan , are killed in the purge that follows .
4 – emperor caesar augustus summons tiberius to rome , and names him his heir and future emperor . at the same time , agrippa postumus , the last son of marcus vipsanius agrippa , is also adopted and named as augustus & # 39 ; heir .
4 – tiberius also adopts germanicus as his own heir .
4 – sextus aelius catus becomes consul .
4 – the lex aelia sentia regulates the manumission of slaves .
4 – a pact of non-aggression and friendship is signed between the roman empire and the cherusci .
4 – julia the elder returns from exile to live in rhegium in disgrace .
4 – augustus pardons gnaeus cornelius cinna magnus , along with aemilia lepida , the daughter of marcus aemilius lepidus , for alleged involvement in a conspiracy against the emperor .
4 – marcus plautius silvanus is appointed proconsul of asia .
4 – polianus maradonius becomes archon of athens .
4 – king phraates v of parthia and queen musa of parthia are overthrown and killed .
4 – namhae chachaung succeeds bak hyeokgeose as king of the korean kingdom of silla -lrb- traditional date -rrb- .
4 – emperor ping of han marries empress wang -lrb- ping -rrb- , daughter of wang mang , cementing his influence .
4 – wang mang is given the title & # 34 ; superior duke & # 34 ; 4 – nicolaus of damascus writes the 15 volume history of the world .
5 – rome acknowledges cunobelinus , king of the catuvellauni , as king of britain .
the germanic tribes of cimbri and charydes send ambassadors to rome .
5 – gnaeus cornelius cinna magnus and lucius valerius messalla volesus -lrb- or gaius ateius capito -rrb- become roman consuls .
5 – tiberius conquers germania inferior .
5 – agrippina the elder marries germanicus , her second cousin .
5 – livilla marries drusus julius caesar , tiberius & # 39 ; s son .
5 – polycharmus azenius becomes archon of athens .
5 – wang mang is granted the & # 34 ; nine awards of imperial favor & # 34 ; .
6 – herod archelaus , ethnarch of samaria , judea , and idumea , is deposed and banished to vienne in gaul .
6 – iudaea and moesia become roman provinces .
6 – augustus sets up a special treasury , the aerarium militare .
6 – the pannonians , with the dalmatians and other illyrian tribes , revolt .
6 – wiesbaden , in modern-day germany , founded .
6 – caecina severus is made governor of moesia .
6 – publius sulpicius quirinius becomes governor of syria .
6 – quirinius conducts a census in judea -lrb- according to josephus -rrb- , which results in a revolt in the province , led by judas the galilean .
6 – due to a food shortage in rome , augustus doubles the corn rations distributed to the people .
6 – due to a catastrophic fire in rome , the barracks system is created to allow quicker response in the case of emergencies .
6 – augustus banishes agrippa postumus , one of his adopted sons , to the island of planasia .
6 – marcus aemilius lepidus and lucius arruntius become roman consuls .
6 – theophilus becomes archon of athens .
there are no further records of archons until after 23 .
6 – ping di dies of unexpected causes at age 14 ; wang mang alone selects the new emperor , ruzi ying , age 2 , starting the jushe era of the han dynasty .
6 – the chinese government mandates that candidates for government office must take civil-service examinations .
6 – the imperial liu clan suspect the intentions of wang mang and foment agrarian rebellions during the course of ruzi ying & # 39 ; s reign .
7 – publius quinctilius varus is appointed governor of germania .
7 – tiberius quinctilius varus , legate , is charged with organizing germania between the rhine and elbe rivers . he carries out a census , devises tributes and recruits soldiers , all of which create dissension among the germanic tribes .
7 – abgarus of edessa is deposed as king of osroene .
7 – construction of the temple of concord begins .
7 – vonones i becomes ruler of parthia .
7 – zhai yi , governor of the commandery of dong -lrb- modern puyang , henan -rrb- declares liu zin , marquess of yang xiang -lrb- modern tai 'an , shandong -rrb- , emperor .
this action results in the greatest rebellion against emperor ruzi of han .
7 – wang mang puts down the rebellion during the winter .
8 – roman general tiberius defeats the dalmatians on the river bathinus .
8 – vipsania julia is exiled .
lucius aemilius paullus and his family are disgraced . augustus breaks off the engagement of claudius to paullus & # 39 ; daughter aemilia lepida .
8 – marcus furius camillus , sextus nonius quinctilianus , and lucius apronius become roman consuls .
8 – roman poet ovid is banished from rome and exiled to the black sea near tomis -lrb- present-day constanţa -rrb- .
8 – tincomarus , deposed king of the atrebates , flees britain for rome ; eppillus becomes king .
9 – claudius marries plautia urgulanilla following the death of livia medullina .
9 – illyria is turned into a province after a revolt is defeated .
9 – battle of the teutoburg forest resulting in rhine river as the boundary of the roman empire and germanic tribesmen .
9 – roman legions legio xvii , legio xviii , and legio xix disestablished .
9 – pannonia -lrb- modern-day hungary -rrb- submits to roman rule .
9 – lex papia poppaea is adopted in rome .
9 – roman government begins to levy taxes on inheritance and sales following costly wars in central europe -lrb- namely germania and along the danube -rrb- .
9 – the catuvellauni attack the trinovantes and capture camulodunum .
9 – ruzi ying is placed under house arrest .
9 – lui kuai , marquess of zuziang , attacks the dukedom of fuchong under his brother liu ying . lui kuai is defeated and killed in the ensuing battle .
9 – wang mang founds the short-lived xin dynasty in china -lrb- ends in 25 -rrb- .
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significant people
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erato , artaxiad dynasty queen of armenia , 8 – 5 bc , 2 bc – 2 ad , 6 – 11 ariobarzan of atropatene , client king of armenia , r .
1 bc – 2 ad artavazd v , client king of armenia , r .
2 – 11 tigranes v , artaxiad dynasty king of armenia , r .
2 – 6 ping di , emperor of han dynasty china , r .
1 bc – 5 ad ruzi ying , emperor of han dynasty china , r .
6 – 9 wang mang , usurper emperor of the short-lived xin dynasty in china r .
9 – 23 antiochus iii , king of commagene , r .
12 bc – 17 ad arminius , german war chief crimthann nia náir , legendary high king of ireland , r .
8 bc – 9 ad cairbre cinnchait , legendary high king of ireland , r .
9 – 14 strato ii and strato iii , co-kings of the indo-greek kingdom , r .
25 bc – 10 ad suinin , legendary emperor of japan , r .
29 bc – 70 ad natakamani , king of kush , r .
-lrb- 1 bc – ad 20 -rrb- phraates v , king of the parthian empire , r .
2 bc – 4 ad musa of parthia , mother and co-ruler with phraates v , r .
2 bc – 4 ad orodes iii , king of the parthian empire , r .
4 – 6 vonones i , king of the parthian empire , r .
8 – 12 artabanus of parthia , pretender to the parthian throne and future king of parthia caesar augustus , roman emperor -lrb- 27 bc – 14 ad -rrb- gaius caesar , roman general livy , roman historian ovid , roman poet quirinius , roman nobleman and politician hillel the elder , jewish scholar and nasi of the sanhedrin , in office c .
31 bc – 9 ad shammai , jewish scholar and av beit din of the sanhedrin , in office 20 bc – 20 ad tiberius , roman general , statesman , and future emperor hyeokgeose , king of silla , r .
57 bc – 4 ad namhae , king of silla , r .
4 – 24
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contemporaries of future importance
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saint andrew , future apostle and -lrb- according to eastern orthodox christians -rrb- bishop of byzantium claudius , future roman emperor galba , future roman emperor germanicus , soldier and future roman consul guangwu , future emperor of china judas iscariot , future apostle and -lrb- according to biblical record -rrb- betrayer of christ st. jude , future apostle and -lrb- according to armenian christians -rrb- patriarch of the armenian apostolic church james , son of alphaeus , future apostle james , son of zebedee , future apostle james the just -lrb- sometimes identified with james , son of alphaeus -rrb- , future bishop of jerusalem jesus of nazareth , central figure of christianity st. john , future apostle john the baptist , future jewish religious teacher st. luke , future apostle st. mark , future apostle and -lrb- according to coptic christians and greek orthodox christians -rrb- pope of the coptic orthodox church of alexandria and greek orthodox patriarch of alexandria respectively st. matthew , future apostle saul of tarsus , future christian missionary simon of bethsaida , future apostle and -lrb- according to roman catholics and eastern christians -rrb- pope of the roman catholic church and patriarch of antioch saint stephen , future christian martyr st. thomas , future apostle and -lrb- according to assyrian christians -rrb- patriarch of the assyrian church of the east vespasian , future roman emperor
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reference
