42

42 is a year in the 1st century. It was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Piso.

 Events 
 Roman Empire 
 Romans take control of Ceuta.
 Lands now known as Algeria and Morocco become a Roman province. 
 The Dalmatian legate Furius Camillus Scribonianus revolts. His troops do not support him and the rebellion quickly ends. 
 Claudius starts building the Port of Ostia.

 Asia 
 Suro becomes the first king of Geumgwan Gaya in the Korean peninsula.
 Chinese General My Yuan puts down the rebellion of the Trung sisters in Tonkin.

 Religion 
25 January: the apostle Paul becomes a  Christian. The exact date is not known, but the Catholic Church has chosen to celebrate it on this date.

 Births 
 Herennius Philo (approximate date) (d. 141)
 Pope Sixtus I (d. 124)

 Deaths 
 Arria
 Gaius Appius Junius Silanus

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