50

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Year '50' was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Contents

Events

By place

Roman Empire

Asia

By topic

Religion

Art and Science

Births

Deaths

Events

By place

Roman Empire

★ Roman Emperor Claudius appoints Agrippa II governor of Chalcis.

★ Claudius adopts Nero

★ Cologne is raised to the status of city.

★ In Britain, governor Publius Ostorius Scapula begins his campaign against the recalcitrant Silures of south Wales, who are led by the former Catuvellaunian prince Caratacus. Exeter (''Isca Dumnoniorum''), Tripontium (near modern Rugby) and the fort of Manduessedum (near modern Atherstone) are founded (approximate date).

★ The Iazyges settle in the plains to the east of the Tisza River.

★ Romans learn the use of soap from the Gauls.

★ Rome now has a population of 1 million.

Asia

★ The Tocharian empire is united under Kujula Kadphises, and becomes the Kushan Empire. (approximate date)

★ The Kushan Empire controls the north of India.

By topic

Religion

★ The Apostles hold the Council of Jerusalem (approximate date).

★ Christianity is introduced throughout Nubia by a high official of Queen Judith.

★ Epistle to the Romans is written (approximate date).

Art and Science

★ Pedanius Dioscorides describes the medical applications of plants in ''De Materia Medica''

★ Pamphilus of Alexandria writes a poetic lexicon.

★ Hero of Alexandria invents a steam turbine (possible date).

★ Diogenes, the Greek explorer, discovers the African Great Lakes.

★ The distinction between chronic maladies and acute illnesses is made by Thessalos.

Births

★ Cai Lun, Chinese inventor of paper and the papermaking process

Deaths

★ Abgarus of Edessa, king of Osroene.

★ Aulus Cornelius Celsus, author of ''De Medicina''.

★ Gamaliel the Elder, the nasi of the Jewish people in Babylonia.

★ Philo of Alexandria, Jewish philosopher (b. 20 BC) (approximate date).