WHAT HAPPENED IN 1. CENTURY
Find out what all happened in the 1. century

The Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia. (9. June 53)

The Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, after quoting Homer's Iliad, thus ending the Julio-Claudian Dynasty and starting the civil year known as the Year of the Four Emperors. (9. June 68)

Tiberius Julius Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to Vespasian as Emperor. (1. July 69)

Battle of Dyrrhachium: Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. (10. July 48. BC)

Great Fire of Rome: a fire begins to burn in the merchant area of Rome and soon burns completely out of control. According to a popular, but untrue legend, Nero fiddled as the city burned. (19. July 64)

Siege of Jerusalem – Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, storms the Fortress of Antonia north of the Temple Mount. The Roman army is drawn into street fights with the Zealots. (20. July 70)

Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian's forces, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to his suicide. (31. July 30. BC)

Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic. (1. August 30. BC)

Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolt under the leadership of Gaius Julius Civilis. (1. August 69)

Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatae on the river Bathinus. (3. August 8)

The destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. (4. August 70)

Guangwu claims the throne as emperor after a period of political turmoil, restoring the Han Dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin Dynasty. (5. August 25)

Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus – Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt. (9. August 48. BC)

Cleopatra VII Philopator, the last ruler of the Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty, commits suicide, allegedly by means of an asp bite. (12. August 30. BC)

Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes. (13. August 29. BC)

Octavian holds the second of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes. (14. August 29. BC)

Wang Mang consolidates his power and is declared marshal of state. Emperor Ai of Han, who died the day prior, had no heirs. (16. August 1. BC)

Gaius Julius Cadaesar Octavianus, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. (19. August 43. BC)

Agrippa Postumus, adopted son of the late Roman Emperor Augustus, is executed by his guards while in exile under mysterious circumstances. (20. August 14)

After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, eldest son of Marc Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Caesar and Cleopatra. (23. August 30. BC)