What is 100?
{{about|the year 100|other uses of 100|100 (number)}} {{year nav|100}} {{Year in other calendars}} [[File:Hundred rupee note India.jpg|thumb|alt= Hundred rupee note India | Hundred rupee note India]] '''100''' or '''one hundred''' ([[Roman numerals|Roman numeral]]: '''C'''){{refn|Reïnforced by but not originally derived from [[Latin]] ''{{lang|la|centum}}''.}} is a [[common year]] of the [[Gregorian calendar]]. It started on a [[Friday]]. It is one of only seven years to use just one Roman numeral. The seven are [[1|1 AD]] (I), [[5|5 AD]] (V), [[10|10 AD]] (X), [[50|50 AD]] (L), '''100 AD''' (C), [[500|500 AD]] (D), and [[1000|1000 AD]] (M). == Events == * Roman Empire ** [[Pliny the Younger]] advances to [[Roman consul|consul]]ship ** [[Tiberius Avidius Quietus]] rule as governor of [[Roman Britain]] ends ** [[Timgad]] (Thamugas) founded by Emperor [[Trajan]] ** The [[Roman Army]] reaches 300,000 soldiers ** [[Brick]]s become the primary building material in the Empire * Europe ** [[Lion]]s have become [[extinction|extinct]] in [[Europe]] by this year * Asia ** [[Pakores]], last king of the [[Indo-Parthian Kingdom]], becomes king ** In China, the [[wheelbarrow]] is first used * Americas ** [[Hopewell culture]] begins in what is now [[Ohio]] (uncertain date) ** [[Teotihuacán|Teotihuacan]] at the center of [[Mexi]] reaches a population of 50,000 * Arabia ** Kingdom of [[Himyarite]] is [[invasion|conquered]] by the [[Hadramaut]] * Religion ** The Temple of the God of Medicine is built in [[Anguo]], [[China]] ** [[Buddhist Councils|Fourth Buddhist Council]] begins ** The making of the [[Kama Sutra]] begins in India == Births == * == Deaths == * [[Josephus]], Jewish historian * [[Agrippa II]] of [[Judea]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:100| ]]