What is 48?
{{dablink|This page is about the year 48. For the actual number, see [[forty-eight]].}} {{year nav|48}} {{Year in other calendars}} '''48''' is a [[year]] in the [[1st century]]. It was a [[leap year starting on Monday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the [[Roman consul|Consulship]] of [[Vitellius]] and [[Poplicola]]'''. == Events == * Roman Emperor [[Claudius]] makes [[Agrippa II]] superintendent of the [[Temple in Jerusalem]] * Probable date of the [[Apostolic Council]] * The [[Silures]], with the help of [[Caratacus]], revolt against the [[Roman Britain|Romans in Britain]]. * The [[Hun|Hsiung-nu]] empire ends * [[Gauls|Gallic]] nobles are admitted to the [[Roman Senate]] == Births == * [[Cai Lun|Ts'ai Lun]], [[inventor]] of [[paper]] (d. [[121]]) * [[Ulpia Marciana]], sister of emperor [[Trajan]] (d. [[112]]) == Deaths == * [[Valeria Messalina]], third wife of emperor [[Claudius]] * [[Pompey]] - military and political leader of Roman Republic [[Category:40s]]