1st century BC

(2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century - other centuries)

The 1st century BC starts on January 1, 100 BC and ends on December 31, 1 BC. An alternative name for this century is the last century BC.

(2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium)

Events

• The Roman Republic becomes the Roman Empire
• Birth of Jesus of Nazareth See: Chronology of Jesus' birth and death and Anno Domini for further details
• 18 BC Baekje is founded in midwetsern Korea (traditional date according to Samguk Sagi)
• 31 BC Roman Civil War: Battle of Actium - Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
• 37 BC Goguryeo is founded in southern Manchuria (traditional date according to Samguk Sagi)
• 44 BC Julius Caesar murdered
• 53 BC The Parthians defeat the Romans under Crassus in the Battle of Carrhae
• 57 BC Silla is founded in southeastern Korea (traditional date according to Samguk Sagi)

Significant persons

• Caesar Augustus, Roman emperor
• Cicero, Roman politician and writer
• Cleopatra VII of Egypt, Egyptian ruler
• Horace, Roman poet
• Julius Caesar, Roman politician
• Lucretius, Roman philosopher
• Marcus Antonius, Roman politician
• Marcus Junius Brutus, Caesar's adopted son, supposedly killed him
• Ptolemy XIII of Egypt, drowned in Nile
• Ovid, Roman poet
• Virgil, Roman poet
• Spartacus, gladiator

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

Decades and years