WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 1. CENTURY
Find out what all happened in the first half of the 1. century

In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate. (3. September 36. BC)

Arminius' alliance of six Germanic tribes ambushes and annihilates three Roman legions of Publius Quinctilius Varus in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. (9. September 9)

Tiberius is confirmed as Roman Emperor by the Roman Senate following the natural death of Augustus (18. September 14)

Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to his mythical ancestor Venus Genetrix in accordance with a vow he made at the battle of Pharsalus. (26. September 46. BC)

Pompey the Great is assassinated on the orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. (28. September 48. BC)

First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight a decisive battle with Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius. (3. October 42. BC)

Rebels capture and sack the Chinese capital Chang'an during a peasant rebellion. They kill and decapitate the emperor, Wang Mang, two days later. (4. October 23)

Rebels kill and decapitate the Xin Dynasty emperor Wang Mang two days after the capital Chang'an is sacked during a peasant rebellion. (6. October 23)

Roman general Germanicus suddenly dies in Antioch under mysterious circumstances. Roman historian Tactius records that Germanicus was poisoned by Syrian Governor Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso under orders from Roman emperor Tiberius. (10. October 19)

Roman Republican civil wars: Second Battle of Philippi – Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat Brutus's army. Brutus commits suicide. (23. October 42. BC)

Luoyang is declared capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty by Emperor Guangwu of Han. (27. November 25)

Marcus Tullius Cicero is assassinated. (7. December 43. BC)