By place Britain •
Roman conquest of Britain: •
May –
Aulus Plautius, crossing (probably) from
Boulogne (Bononia) in the
Classis Britannica, lands with four
Roman legions (20,000 men) and the same number of
auxiliaries at
Rutupiae (probably modern
Richborough) on the east coast of
Kent. General (
future emperor)
Vespasian plays a major role in the defeat of the
Britons led by the brothers
Caratacus and
Togodumnus (leaders of the
Catuvellauni) in the 2-day
Battle of the Medway (probably at the river near
Rochester) and the Romans drive them back to and across the
River Thames; Togodumnus dies soon after. Plautius becomes the first
Governor of Roman Britain. •
Vespasian begins to subdue the south-west. • The Romans begin to construct forts, such as at
Peterborough, and a road that later becomes
Ermine Street. • The
Romans capture a
Brythonic settlement at Kent and rename it
Durovernum Cantiacorum (modern
Canterbury); and establish a
Roman fort to guard the crossing of the
Kentish River Stour. • Roman London (
Londinium) is established on the Thames.
Roman Empire •
Julia Livia, daughter of
Drusus Julius Caesar, is executed at the instigation of Claudius' wife
Messalina. • Claudius annexes
Lycia in
Asia Minor, combining it with
Pamphylia as a
Roman province. • The Romans now have complete control of the
Mediterranean Sea.
Central Asia • Warfare begins between the northern and southern
Huns.
Vietnam • The warrior
Trung Sisters commit suicide after their resistance is defeated at
Nam Viet. •
Vietnam is designated a province of
China.
Parthia • King
Vardanes I of Parthia forces the city of
Seleucia on the Tigris to surrender.
By topic Religion • In
Coptic Orthodox Christianity,
Mark the Evangelist becomes the first
Pope of Alexandria, thus establishing the
Christian Church in
Africa.
Arts and Science •
Pomponius Mela, Roman
geographer, writes
De situ orbis libri (approximate date). == Births ==