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For alternate uses, see Number 1.

Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC - 0s - 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s Years: 5 BC 4 BC 3 BC 2 BC 1 BC - 1 - 2 3 4 5 6
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Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 World Leaders

Events

\n* The first full year of Jesus Christ's life (traditional date, as assigned by Dionysius Exiguus for his calendar).\n* Start of the Yuanshi era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.\n* Confucius is given his first royal title (posthumous name) of Lord Baochengxun Ni.\n* Silk appears in Rome.\n* Gaius Caesar is a Roman Consul.\n* Massacre of the Innocents occurs according to the Gospel of Matthew.\n* The poem Metamorphoses is written.\n* Buddhism is introduced into China.\n* Emperor Ping of Han China's reign begins.\n* Ethiopia is founded (approximate date).\n* Moxos ceases to be a significant religious area in South America (approximate date).

Births

• Jesus Christ (see above)

Deaths

World Leaders

\n* Areius Paianieus becomes Archon of Athens (1-2 CE)\n* Gaius Caesar, and Lucius Aemilius Paullus become Roman Consuls List of state leaders in 1 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n