Century
1st Century BCE
What happened in the 1st Century BCE.
PoliticsSatavahana Ascendancy in the Deccanc. 100 BCE · Pratishthana, Maharashtra, IndiaThe Satavahana dynasty consolidates power in the Deccan plateau, breaking away from Shunga dominance and becoming a major trade hub.
CivilizationConstruction of Teotihuacán Apartment Compoundsc. 100 BCE · Teotihuacán, MexicoMassive apartment complexes are built to house the growing urban population.
CivilizationExpansion of the Akapana Pyramid at Tiwanakuc. 100 BCE · Tiwanaku, BoliviaThe Akapana pyramid is expanded into a massive artificial mountain for ritual use.
CivilizationConstruction of El Mirador Causewaysc. 100 BCE · El Mirador, GuatemalaMassive raised causeways connect the sprawling Preclassic city of El Mirador.
CivilizationConstruction of the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacánc. 2 CE · Teotihuacán, MexicoThe largest pyramid in the Americas is built as a central monument to solar worship.
PoliticsKujula Kadphises Unifies the Kushansc. 30 BCE · Kabul Valley, AfghanistanKujula Kadphises unites the Yuezhi tribes to form the Kushan Empire, conquering the Indo-Greek territories and establishing control over Central Asia.
ReligionFourth Buddhist Council in Sri Lanka29 BCE · Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)Theravada canon is committed to writing for the first time.
PoliticsEmperor Guangwu Restores the Han Dynasty (Eastern Han)25 CE · Luoyang, ChinaLiu Xiu defeats rival warlords and re-establishes Han rule from the new capital at Luoyang.
TechnologyInvention of Glassblowing in the Roman Levantc. 1 BCE · Sidon, LebanonSyrian craftsmen invent glassblowing, revolutionizing the production of glass vessels.