5

For the character in the comic strip Peanuts, see 5 (Peanuts)

For the New York City Subway service, see 5 (New York City Subway service)

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

Years: 1 BC 1 2 3 4 - 5 - 6 7 8 9 10

Events

• Rome acknowledges Cymbeline, King of the Catuvellauni, as King of Britain.
• Germanic Tribes Cimbri and Charydes sent ambassadors to Rome
• Gnaeus Cornelius Cinna Magnus, Lucius Valerius Messalla Volesus (or Gaius Ateius Capito) become Roman consuls
• Ju-tsu Ying becomes Emperor of Western Han China
• Tiberius conquers Germania Inferior
• Polyainus Marathonius becomes Archon of Athens

Births

• Emperor Guangwu of Han China
• Claudia Julia, daughter of Julius Caesar Drusus and Livilla.

Deaths

• Gaius Asinius Pollio, Roman orator, poet and historian.