What is 1st century?
{{centurybox|1}} The '''1st century''' was the [[century]] that lasted from year [[1]] to [[100]].[[File:Roman HanEmpiresAD1.png|thumb|300px|AD 1, map of [[Eurasia]] with the [[Roman Empire]] (red), [[Parthian Empire]] (brown), [[Chinese Han dynasty]] (yellow) and other states/areas with smaller states (light yellow)]] [[Image:East-Hem 050ad.jpg|thumb|300px|East [[Hemisphere]] in 50, in the middle of the 1st century]] [[Image:East-Hem 100ad.jpg|thumb|300px|East Hemisphere in 99, at the end of the 1st century]] During this period [[Europe]], North [[Africa]] and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the [[Roman Empire]]. It continued expanding under the [[emperor]] [[Claudius]] ([[43]]). The reforms introduced by [[Augustus]] during his long reign stabilized the empire. Later in the century the [[Julio-Claudian Dynasty]], which had been founded by [[Augustus]] came to an end with the death of [[Nero]] in [[68]]. There followed the famous [[Year of Four Emperors]], a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by [[Vespasian]], 9th Roman emperor, and founder of the [[Flavian Dynasty]]. China continued to be dominated by the [[Han Dynasty]], despite a 14-year interruption by the [[Xin dynasty]] under [[Wang Mang]]. Han rule was restored in [[23]]. Wang Mang's rule represents the watershed between the Western/Former Han and the Eastern/Later Han. The capital was also moved from [[Chang'an]] to [[Luoyang]]. ==Regional events and politics== <!--* [[Northern Europe]]: --> * [[Western Europe]]: Controlled by Rome. <!--* [[Central Europe]]: * [[Eastern Europe]]: --> * [[Southern Europe]]: Controlled by Rome. * [[North Africa]]: Controlled by Rome. * [[West Africa]]: Numerous tribal governments. * [[Central Africa]]: Bantu tribes, collapsing Nok civilization. * [[East Africa]]: Meroe, Blemmyes, Axum Empire. * [[Southern Africa]]: Bantu tribes, Khoisan. * [[Western Asia]]: Rome, Parthian empires, as well as many smaller tribes. * [[Central Asia]]: Sarmatian tribes. * [[South