| 490. | Battle of Marathon. | |
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| A.D. | Christian Era began. | |
| 14. | Augustus died. Tiberius emperor. | |
| 30. | Jesus of Nazareth crucified. | |
| 41. | Claudius (the first emperor of the legions) made emperor by pretorian guard after murder of Caligula. | |
| 68. | Suicide of Nero. (Galba, Otho, Vitellus, emperors in succession.) | |
| 69. | Vespasian. | |
| 102. | Pan Chau on the Caspian Sea. | |
| 117. | Hadrian succeeded Trajan. Roman Empire at its greatest extent. | |
| 138. | (The Indo-Scythians at this time were destroying the last traces of Hellenic rule in India.) | |
| 161. | Marcus Aurelius succeeded Antoninus Pius. | |
| 164. | Great plague began, and lasted to the death of M. Aurelius (180). This also devastated all Asia. | |
| (Nearly a century of war and disorder began in the Roman Empire.) | ||
| 220. | End of the Han dynasty. Beginning of four hundred years of division in China. | |
| 227. | Ardashir I (first Sassanid shah) put an end to Arsacid line in Persia. | |
| 242. | Mani began his teaching. | |
| 247. | Goths crossed Danube in a great raid. | |
| 251. | Great victory of Goths. Emperor Decius killed. |
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