Historical and Political Snippets in Time
The following entries mark events of historical or political significance
over the period 51 A.D. through 100 A.D.
- 51 to 100
- Claudius poisoned by his wife Agrippina (54); succeeded by
her son Nero (-68)
- Ming-Ti, new emperor of China, introduces Buddhism (58)
- Nero has his mother Agrippina killed (59)
- Nero has his wife Octavia killed and marries Poppaea
Sabina (62)
- Seneca commits suicide at Nero's orders (65)
- Nero commits suicide (68); succeeded by Galba (Jun 68 -
Jan. 69); Otho (Jan. - Apr. 69); Vitellius (Jan. - Dec. 69);
Vespasian (Dec. 69 - 79)
- Revolt of the Jews against Rome: Jerusalem captured and
destroyed (70)
- Titus emperor (79 - 81)
- Domitian emperor (81 - 96)
- Nerva emperor (96 - 98)
- Trajan emperor (98 - 116); under him the Roman Empire
reaches its greatest geographical extent
- Colonia Nervia Glevensis (later Gloucester) founded (98)
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