1st millennium AD
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(1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD - 2nd millennium AD - other millennia)
Events:
- Beginning of Christianity
- London is founded by Romans as Londinium
- Beginning of Islam
- The Maya empire begins its decline
- The Olympic games are observed until 393 AD
- The Library of Alexandria, largest library in the ancient world, is burned
- Rise and fall of Roman Empire
- Viking raids become common in northern Europe from 800-1000 AD
- Beginning of the Middle Ages in Europe
- Augustus, Roman emperor
- Jesus Christ, religious teacher, namesake of Christianity
- Plutarch, Greek historian
- Cai Lun, Inventor of paper
- Zhang Heng, Chinese astronomer and mathematician
- Ptolemy, Greek astronommer and mathematician
- Constantine I Roman Emperor
- Attila, leader of the Huns
- Muhammad, founder of Islam
- Charlemagne, German emperor
- al-Khwarizmi, Arabic Mathematician
- Paper invented in China
- Algebra developed in the Middle East
- Various horseback riding improvements including the horseshoe and the stirrup
- Hop (plant) added to beer for the first time
- Ptolemaic system is used to describe the motion of the planets
- Chess is develped and gains widespread use
- Magnetic Compass is developed
- Steel is first used in India