1st century BC
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(2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century - other centuries)
The 1st century BC starts on January 1, 100 BC and ends on December 31, 1 BC.
(2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD)
Events:
- The Roman Republic becomes the Roman Empire
- birth of Jesus Christ
Significant persons:
- Augustus, Roman emperor
- Cicero, Roman politician and writer
- Cleopatra VII of Egypt, Egyptian ruler
- Horace, Roman Poet
- Julius Caesar, Roman politician
- Lucretius, Roman philosopher
- Mark Antony, Roman politician
- Ovid, Roman Poet
- Virgil, Roman Poet
- Spartacus, Gladiator
Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "1st century BC" http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_century_BC July 26, 2003

