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In the Gregorian calendar, the 1st millennium is the period of one thousand years that commenced with the year 1 Anno Domini . There is no "year zero" in the Gregorian calendar.

EVENTS

Beginning of Christianity ( 30s )

London founded by Romans as Londinium

Diaspora of the Jew s (1st century)

The Olympic Games observed until 393

The Library Of Alexandria , largest library in the world, burned

High point, and fall of the Western Roman Empire (5th century)

Rise of the Byzantine Empire

Germanic kingdoms established in Northern and Western Europe ( Migration Period , Dark Ages )

Beginning of Islam ( 7th Century )

Maya Civilization at its height

Three Kingdoms in China

The height of Hindu culture in India under the Gupta Dynasty

Islamic conquest of the Middle East and North Africa

Viking raids common in northern Europe ( Viking Age , from the 8th century)

Beginning of the Middle Ages in Europe

SIGNIFICANT PERSONS

Caesar Augustus , Roman emperor ( 63 BC - 14 )

Jesus , central figure in Christianity (d. c. 29 – 33 )

Paul Of Tarsus (d. 67), central apostle of Christianity to the Gentiles

Cai Lun (d. 121), Chinese inventor of paper

Plutarch (d. c. 127), Greek historian

Zhang Heng (d. 139), Chinese astronomer and mathematician

Ptolemy (d. 178), Greek astronomer and mathematician

Chandragupta ( 280 – 319 ), founder of the Indian Gupta Empire

Constantine I (d. 337), Roman emperor

Augustine Of Hippo (354-430), theologian and Father Of The Church

Attila (d. 453), Hunnic king and warlord

Theodoric The Great (454-526), king of the Goths and of Italy

Aryabhata (b. 476 ), Indian astronomer and Mathematician

Muhammad ( 570 - 632 ), prophet and founder of Islam

Saint Isidore Of Seville (d. 636), archbishop and encyclopedist

Brahmagupta (d. 668 ), Indian Mathematician and astronomer

Abi Ishaq (d. 735) Arab Grammarian

Charles Martel (d. 741), defeated the Arabs at Toulouse, 721

Charlemagne (d. 814), Frankish conqueror and founder of the Holy Roman Empire

Muḥammad Ibn Mūsā Al-Ḵwārizmī (c. 780 – c. 850), Persian mathematician

Alfred The Great (d. 899)

Al Battani (850-923), Arab astronomer and mathematician

Otto The Great (912-973)

INVENTIONS, DISCOVERIES, INTRODUCTIONS

Paper invented in China

Algebra developed in the Middle East

Various horse-riding improvements including the Horseshoe and the Stirrup

Hop (plant) added to Beer for the first time

Ptolemaic System used to describe the motion of the planets

Chess developed, gaining widespread use

Magnetic Compass invented

Steel first used in India

CULTURAL LANDMARKS

CENTURIES AND DECADES

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3rd Century	200s	210s	220s	230s	240s	250s	260s	270s	280s	290s
4th Century	300s	310s	320s	330s	340s	350s	360s	370s	380s	390s
5th Century	400s	410s	420s	430s	440s	450s	460s	470s	480s	490s
6th Century	500s	510s	520s	530s	540s	550s	560s	570s	580s	590s
7th Century	600s	610s	620s	630s	640s	650s	660s	670s	680s	690s
8th Century	700s	710s	720s	730s	740s	750s	760s	770s	780s	790s
9th Century	800s	810s	820s	830s	840s	850s	860s	870s	880s	890s
10th Century	900s	910s	920s	930s	940s	950s	960s	970s	980s	990s

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