1st century

The 1st century was that that lasted from   to  according the. It is considered part of the , epoch, or 

During this period Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the, which continued expanding, most notably conquering under the emperor. The reforms introduced by during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the, which had been foundered by came to an end with the death of  in. There followed the famous, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by , 9th Roman emperor, and founder of the.

China continued to be dominated by the, depite a 14 year interruption by the under. Han rule was restored in, thereby giving rise to the Western/Former Han and the Eastern/Later Han. The capital was also moved from Chang'an to Luoyang.

Christianity
During the reign of, , a religious teacher from , whom Christians believe to be the Son of God, was crucified in. Over the next few decades his followers carried his message far and wide, eventually introducing it to Rome itself. The Roman state began to the new sect almost immediately, and would continue to do so for centuries, sometimes vigorously, and other times passively, until  was eventually taken up by the emperor, and later established as the official religion of the Roman state.

Events



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 * Late 1st century — Cityscape, detail of a Second Style wall painting from a bedroom in the House of, , is made. It is now at The ,.
 * Alexander the Great confronts Darius III at the Battle of Issos, detail of mosaic floor decoration from, is made. It is a Roman copy after a Greek painting of c. , perhaps by  or Helen of Egypt. It is now at , ,.
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 * Late 1st century — Cityscape, detail of a Second Style wall painting from a bedroom in the House of, , is made. It is now at The ,.
 * Alexander the Great confronts Darius III at the Battle of Issos, detail of mosaic floor decoration from, is made. It is a Roman copy after a Greek painting of c. , perhaps by  or Helen of Egypt. It is now at , ,.

Significant persons

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Inventions, discoveries, introductions

 * , the first form of the modern book, appears in the Roman empire
 * Year — the beginning of the Saka Era used by South Asian calendars.
 * Various inventions by, including the (aeolipile), , , and various other water-powered machines.
 * In, the Chinese engineer and statesman  (d. ) from  invented the first-known -powered  to heat the  in smelting . He used a complex mechanical device that was powered by the rushing current against a , a practice that would continue in China.
 * Although described the saqiya  in the early 2nd century BC, the square-pallet  was innovated in China during this century, mentioned first by the philosopher  around 80 AD. Wang Chong also accurately described the  in, and argued against the mainstream 'radiating influence' theory for s, the latter of which was accepted by many, including.
 * The Chinese astronomer (d. ) documented 1080 different stars, amongst other achievements.
 * The Chinese astronomer (d. ) documented 1080 different stars, amongst other achievements.