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| Years: 49 50 51 52 53 - 54 - 55 56 57 58 59 | |
| Decades: 20s 30s 40s - 50s - 60s 70s 80s | |
| Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century | |
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Events
- Rome
- October 13 - Roman Empire emperor Claudius dies, possibly after being poisoned by Agrippina, his wife and niece.
- Nero succeeds Claudius as emperor of Roman Empire
- Nero tries to prohibit the Gladiatorial games.
- Maiden Castle, Dorset in Dorset was captured from the Celtic Durotriges by Vespasian.
- Under Nero, Rome annexes Aden to protect the maritime route between Alexandria and Asia. Two centurions are sent to the south of Egypt to find the sources of the Nile, and possible new provinces. They report that while there are many cities in the desert, the country seems too poor to be worthy of conquest.
- Mid-East
- Judea is returned piecemeal to Agrippa I's son Marcus Julius Agrippa between 48 and 54.
- Religion
- Patriarch Onesimus succeeds Stachys the Apostle as Patriarch of Constantinople.
- Paul of Tarsus begins his third mission.
- Apollos, a later assistant of Paul, is converted to Christianity in Ephesus
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Births
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Deaths
- October 13 - Claudius, Roman emperor, poisoned by his wife Agrippina
- Domitia Lepida, widow of Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus, mother of Valeria Messalina and former mother-in-law of Claudius.
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