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The earliest of the Christian gospels, that of St Mark, is written down - possibly in Asia Minor or Syria
The Colosseum is inaugurated by the emperor Titus with games lasting 100 days, in which some 9000 large animals are killed
Dying after a reign of only two years, Titus is succeeded on the imperial throne by his brother, Domitian
Agricola defeats the tribes of Scotland at an unidentified place called Mons Graupius, probably almost as far north as Aberdeen
Tacitus begins his career with two specialized but influential works of history, one on Britain and the other on Germany
Trajan, succeeding to the imperial throne in AD 98, is sufficiently confident to spend a year in Germany before returning to Rome
A naturalistic style of Buddhist sculpture develops in the Gandhara region, part of modern Pakistan
A cult develops in Rome of the Egyptian goddess Isis, credited with restoring to life her hushand, Osiris, after he has been hacked to pieces
Sculptors in the Roman empire develop the most brutally realistic convention in the history of portraiture
The Celtic chieftains of Britain adapt willingly to Roman customs and comforts
Theravada Buddhism, strong in south India and Sri Lanka, travels with traders through southeast Asia
Realistic portraits, done in hot wax and preserved in coffins at Fayyum, vividly depict inhabitants of Roman Egypt
Teotihuacan, the dominant city in the northern highlands of central America, introduces the god Quetzalcoatl
The network of Roman roads stretches eventually from England to Egypt
The first accounts of Scotland, written by the Romans, name the Caledonii as the most important tribe of the region
Buddhism, arriving with trade along the Silk Road from India, puts down firm roots in China
A bridge is built over the river Tagus at Alcántara and stands today as a fine example of Roman technology
The eunuch Ts'ai Lun either invents paper or presents a report on the new substance to the Chinese emperor
After two campaigns by Trajan the rich region of Dacia (today's Romania) is brought under Rome's control
Hadrian, governing Syria when he is declared emperor, is confident enough to delay almost a year before returning to Rome
Kanishka rules the Kushan empire of Afghanistan and northern India from his capital at Peshawar
The Pantheon, roofed with the most spectacular dome of antiquity, is built in Rome by Hadrian
The emperor Hadrian, visiting Britain, orders the construction of a great wall from coast to coast to keep out the Caledonian tribes
Suetonius, librarian to Trajan and personal secretary to Hadrian, is well placed to research his racy Lives of the Caesars
