1st century

The 1st century was that century which lasted from 1 AD to 100 AD, or from 0 to 99 in a more scientific notation (using a year zero), as in astronomical year numbering. 1st century - Events. 1–Beginning of Christianity, the birth of Jesus of Nazareth Spread of the Roman Empire Masoretes adds vowel pointings to the text of the Tanakh 70: destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans under Vespasian Pompeii and Herculaneum destroyed by eruption of Moun ...

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1st century: Encyclopedia - 1st century BC (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 1st century BC starts on January 1, 100 BC and ends on December 31, 1 BC. An alternative name for this century is the last century BC. This AD/BC notation does not use a year zero. Scientific notation does, however, and uses a minus sign, so '2 BC' is equal to 'year -1'. 1st century BC - Events. The Roman Republic becomes the Roman Empire Birth of Jesus of Nazareth See: Chronology of Jesus' birth and deat ...

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1st century: Encyclopedia II - Buddhist art - Aniconic phase 5th century - 1st century BCE

The first clear manifestations of Buddhist art date back to the time of the emperor Ashoka during the Mauryan era (322-180 BCE), through the building of numerous stupas, such as the one at Sanchi, and the erection of pillars. The pillars were surmounted by animal capitals and decorated with Buddhist symbols (such as the wheel), which invoked respect for all creatures and the acceptance of the Dharma. During the 2nd to 1st century BCE, sculptures became more explicit, representing episodes of the Buddha’s life and teachings. These took the form o ...

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Buddhist art - Aniconic phase 5th century - 1st century BCE
Buddhist art - Iconic phase 1st century CE – present
Buddhist art - Northern Buddhist art

Buddhist art - Central Asia
Buddhist art - China
Buddhist art - Korea
Buddhist art - Japan
Buddhist art - Tibet and Bhutan
Buddhist art - Vietnam

Buddhist art - Southern Buddhist art

Buddhist art - Burma
Buddhist art - Cambodia
Buddhist art - Thailand
Buddhist art - Indonesia

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Buddhist Councils - 1st Buddhist council 5th century BC
Buddhist Councils - 2nd Buddhist council 383 BC
Buddhist Councils - 3rd Buddhist council c. 250 BC
Buddhist Councils - 4th Buddhist council c. 100 AD
Buddhist Councils - 5th Buddhist council c. 1871 A.D
Buddhist Councils - 6th Buddhist council c. 1954 A.D

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1st century: Encyclopedia - 1st millennium BC

(2nd millennium BC – 1st millennium BC – 1st millennium – other millennia) 1st millennium BC - Events. The Iron Age spread to Western Europe Egypt declined as a major power The Tanakh was written Buddhism was founded by Siddharta Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha (6th century BC) Jainism was founded by Mahavira (6th century BC) Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon and created the Persian Empire (6th century BC) Sparta and Athens fought the P ...

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1st century: Encyclopedia - Ban Gu

Ban Gu (班固, Wade-Giles Pan Ku; 32-92) was a 1st century CE Chinese historian. He was born into a scholarly family, and his father, Ban Biao, was a prominent historian. Ban Gu took over from his father responsibility for writing a history of the Former Han Dynasty, a book known in modern times as the Hanshu (漢書, or The Book of Han). However, Ban Gu's work on the Hanshu was interrupted by political problems - his association with the family of Empress Dowager Dou led to his imprisonment and death (eit ...

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1st century: Encyclopedia - History of Buddhism

The history of Buddhism spans from the 6th century BCE to the present, starting with the birth of the Buddha Siddharta Gautama. This makes it one of the oldest religions practiced today. Throughout this period, the religion evolved as it encountered various countries and cultures, adding to its original Indian foundation Hellenistic as well as Central Asian, East Asian, and Southeast Asian cultural elements. In the process, its geographical extent became considerable so as to affect at one time or another most of the Asian continent. ...

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History of Buddhism - Ashokan proselytism c. 260 BCE

1st century: Encyclopedia - Buddhist art

Buddhist art originated in the Indian subcontinent in the centuries following the life of the historical Gautama Buddha in the 6th to 5th century BCE, before evolving through its contact with other cultures and its diffusion through the rest of Asia and the world. A first, essentially Indian, aniconic phase (avoiding direct representations of the Buddha), was followed from around the 1st century CE by an iconic phase (with direct representations of the Buddha). From that time, Buddhist art diversified and evolved ...

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Buddhist art - Southern Buddhist art

1st century: Encyclopedia - Architecture timeline

This page indexes the individual year in architecture pages. Each year is annotated with a significant event as a reference point. 21st century in architecture: 2000s 20th century in architecture: 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 19th century in architecture: 1800s - 1810s - 1820s - 1830s - 1840s - 1850s - 1860s - 1870s - 1880s - 1890s ...

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1st century: Encyclopedia - Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, "Land of the Tamils") is a state at the southern tip of India. The bordering states/territories are Pondicherry, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The island nation of Sri Lanka, which has a significant Tamil minority, lies off the southeast coast. Tamil Nadu is the second most industrialized state in India. Unlike most other parts of the country, Tamil Nadu gets its rainfall largely from the "North-East monsoon" in the months of October-December. There is a long standing dispute wi ...

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Tamil Nadu - History

1st century: Encyclopedia - Chatsworth House

Chatsworth House is a large country house 6½ miles (10.5 km) north-west of Matlock in Derbyshire, England, originally built by Bess of Hardwick. Chatsworth is the seat of the Dukes of Devonshire, whose family name is Cavendish, from Cavendish, Suffolk, and the name of Bess of Hardwick's second husband, (William Cavendish). Chatsworth stands on the left bank of the River Derwent and looks across the river to the sunset and the low hills that divide the valleys of the Derwent and t ...

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Chatsworth House - History

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Chatsworth House - Chatsworth's garden

1st century: Encyclopedia - Buddhist Councils

The first Buddhist council was held soon after the death of the Buddha under the patronage of king Ajatasatru, and presided by a monk named Mahakasyapa, at Rajagaha (today's Rajgir). Its objective was to record the Buddha's sayings (sutra) and codify monastic rules (vinaya). Buddhist Councils - 2nd Buddhist council 383 BC. The second Buddhist council was convened by king Kalasoka and held at Vaisali, following conflicts between the conservative and liberal elements of Sangha. The conservative school ...

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1st century: Encyclopedia - Comitatus Kingdom of Hungary

A comitatus or less frequently comitat or inaccurately county (for the various names, their origin and use see here) is the name of an administrative unit in the Kingdom of Hungary from the 10th century to 1918. The area of the Kingdom of Hungary also included present-day neighbouring countries of Hungary, i.e.: Slovakia, Ukraine - in Carpathian Ruthenia, Romania - in Transylvania and Banat, Serbia - in Voivodina, Croatia - in ...

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Comitatus Kingdom of Hungary - Royal counties late 10th century - late 13th century

Comitatus Kingdom of Hungary - Noble counties late 13th century - 1848 except for 1785-1790

Comitatus Kingdom of Hungary - State counties 1849 - 1860

Comitatus Kingdom of Hungary - Nomenclature

1st century: Encyclopedia - Greco-Buddhism

Greco-Buddhism, sometimes spelled Græco-Buddhism, is the cultural syncretism between the culture of Classical Greece and Buddhism, which developed over a period of close to 800 years in Central Asia in the area corresponding to modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan, between the 4th century BCE and the 5th century CE. Greco-Buddhism influenced the artistic (and, possibly, conceptual) development of Buddhism, and in particular Mahayana Buddhism, before it was adopted by Central and Northeastern Asia from the 1st century CE, ultima ...

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Greco-Buddhism - Artistic influences

Greco-Buddhism - Greco-Buddhism and the rise of the Mahayana

Greco-Buddhism - Notes

1st century: Encyclopedia II - Buddhist art - Iconic phase 1st century CE – present

Anthropomorphic representations of the Buddha started to emerge from the 1st century CE in northern India. The two main centers of creation have been identified as Gandhara in today’s Punjab, in Pakistan, and the region of Mathura, in central northern India. The art of Gandhara benefited from centuries of interaction with Greek culture since the conquests of Alexander the Great in 332 BCE and the subsequent establishment of the Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek Kingdoms, leading to the development of Greco-Buddhist art. Gandharan Buddhi ...

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