1st century BC

The 1st century BC began on January 1, 100 BC. n. and. and ended on December 31, 1 a. n. and. ^[1]

It is within the historical period of the Ancient Age .

Events

• 92 BC: Consul Lucio Licinius Lucullus invades Armenia, initiating the Roman-Sassanid wars.
• 87 BC: on the island of Antiquitera(Greece) the Antiquitera mechanism is manufactured , used to follow the movement of heavenly bodies. (It was found in 1902).
• 81 BC: Lucio Cornelio Sila is proclaimed dictator of Rome, establishing new reforms and persecutions on his political enemies.
• 73 BC: In ancient Rome, a slave rebellion led by the rebel gladiator Spartacus unleashes the Third Servile War .
• years 60 BC (see the article of this decade).
• 57 BC: Silla village is founded in southeast Korea(traditional date according to Samguk Sagi ).
• 53 BC: The Parthians defeat the Romans led by Marco Licinius Crassus and his son at the Battle of Carrhae .
• 52 BC: With the victory of Gaius Julius Caesar at the Battle of Alesia, the Romans take control of Gaul .
• 49 BC: Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon River, rebelling against the Roman Republic and unleashing the Second Civil War of the Republic of Rome .
• 48 BC: Julius Caesar defeats Pompey the Great in the battle of Farsalia , he will die shortly after assassinated.
• 45 BC: After winning the battle of Munda , Caesar ends the optimalresistance , except for the rebellion of Sixth Pompey .
• 44 BC: Julius Caesar, self-appointed “perpetual dictator,” is assassinated by conspiratorial senators.
• 37 BC: Goguryeo (traditional date according to Samguk Sagi) is founded in southern Manchuria .
• 31 BC: the Third Civil War of the Roman Republic takes place , from which the side of César Octavio emerged victorious .
• 27 BC: the Roman Senate grants César Octavio the title of Augustus, this fact is considered as the birth of the Roman Empire .
• 27 BC: the Romans build the first dome (the Pantheon of Agrippa ).
• 18 BC: Baekje village is founded in southwestern Korea (traditional date according to Samguk Sagi).
• 18 a: in the Iberian Peninsula the Roman Theater of Mérida is inaugurated
• 13 ane (approximate date): the Bará Arch is inaugurated
• 13 to 9 BC: Ara Pacis
• years 0 BC (see this decade’s article).
• The Temple of Vesta is inaugurated in Rome .
• Paintings are created in the town of Pompeii (which will be buried by the volcano Vesuvius in 79 BC).
• Golden age of Latin literature, with the works of Lucretius (99-55? A. N. E.), Virgilio (70-19 a. N. E. ) And Horacio (65-8 a. N. E.), among others.
• The Chinese record sunspots for the first time .
• In the Roman Syria the invented blown glass .

Relevant people

Julius Caesar was the cause of the end of the Roman Republic – five centuries of existence – to concentrate all the powers of the state in his only figure as “perpetual dictator.”

• Badaraiana , Indian theologian, author of the Vedanta-sutra.
• Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) ^[2]: Roman military and politician, perpetual dictator of Rome.
• Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC): last queen of Egypt and of the Ptolemaic dynasty .
• Cneo Pompeyo Magno (106-48 BC): Roman military and politician, ally and later enemy of Julius Caesar .
• Spartacus (113-71 BC): rebel gladiator.
• Farnaces II (97 BC), King of Pontus.
• Herod I the Great (73-4 BC): King of Judea and Galilee .
• Horace (65-8 BC): Roman poet.
• Lucio Cornelio Sila (138-78 BC): Roman politician and military, dictator of Rome.
• Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118-56 BC): Roman military and politician.
• Lucio Sergio Catilina (108-62 BC): Roman politician, leader of the so-called Conjuration of Catilina.
• Lucretius (99-55 BC): Roman poet and philosopher.
• Marco Antonio (83-30 BC): Roman military and politician.
• Marco June Brutus (85-45 BC): politician and Roman, one of the leaders of the conspiracy against Julius Caesar.
• Marco Licinius Crassus (115-53 BC): Roman military and politician.
• Cato the Younger (95-46 BC): Roman politician and senator.
• Marco Tulio Cicero (106-43 BC): politician, orator and writer from Rome.
• Marco Vipsanio Agrippa (63-12 BC): Roman military man, Lieutenant of Octavian Augustus .
• Marco Vitruvius (70-15 BC): Roman architect, engineer and writer.
• Mithridates VI of Pontus (132-63 BC): King of Pontus .
• Fifth Sertorio (122-72 BC): Roman military and politician, led the popularresistance in Hispania .
• Sixth Pompey (65-35 BC): Roman soldier, son of Pompey the Great .
• Tigranes II the Great (140-55 BC): King of Armenia .
• Titus Labienus (100-45 BC): Roman military man, ally of Julius Caesar , later he went to the optimateside .
• Tito Livio (59 BC-17): Roman historian.
• Vercingétorix (80-46 BC): Gallic leader, led the resistance against the Romans.
• Virgilio (70-19 BC): Roman poet.