Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index This article is about the year AD 1. For other uses of the number 1, see One. Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC - 0s - 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 5 BC 4 BC 3 BC 2 BC 1 BC - 1 - 2 3 4 5 6 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 was given his first royal title (posthumous name) of Lord Baochengxun Ni. Silk appeared in Rome. Gaius Caesar is a Roman Consul. Massacre of the Innocents occurs according to the Gospel of Matthew The poem Metamorphoses was written. Buddhism is introduced into China. Emperor Ping of Han China's reign begins Births Deaths This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.