For the number, see 1 (number).

Decades: 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC - 0s - 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s

Years: 5 BC 4 BC 3 BC 2 BC 1 BC - 1 - 2 3 4 5 6

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 World Leaders

Events

• The first full year of Jesus Christ's life (traditional date, as assigned by Dionysius Exiguus for his calendar).
• Start of the Yuanshi era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
• Confucius is given his first royal title (posthumous name) of Lord Baochengxun Ni.
• Silk appears in Rome.
• Gaius Caesar is a Roman Consul.
• Massacre of the Innocents occurs according to the Gospel of Matthew.
• The poem Metamorphoses is written.
• Buddhism is introduced into China.
• Emperor Ping of Han China's reign begins.
• Ethiopia is founded (approximate date).
• Moxos ceases to be a significant religious area in South America (approximate date).

World Leaders

• Areius Paianieus becomes Archon of Athens (1-2 CE)
• Gaius Caesar, and Lucius Aemilius Paullus become Roman Consuls