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

• The first full year of Jesus Christ's life (traditional date, as assigned by Dionysius Exiguus for his calendar)
• Accession of the Chinese Emperor Han Pingdi[?] and start of Yuanshi[?] era.
• Confucius was given his first royal title (posthumous name) of Lord Baochengxun Ni.
• Silk appeared in Rome.

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