54 34816 210287045 2008-05-05T09:34:34Z Escarbot 1554195 robot Adding: [[gd:54]], [[mk:54]] {{Year nav 1st century CE|54}} {{Otheruses-number}} {{C1YearInTopic}} Year '''54''' was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]]. __NOTOC__ ==Events== ===By place=== ====Roman Empire==== * [[October 13]] — [[Roman emperor]] [[Claudius]] dies, possibly after being poisoned by [[Agrippina the Younger|Agrippina]], his wife and niece, and is succeeded by [[Nero]]. * Nero attempts to prohibit the [[Gladiator|gladiatorial games]]. * Under Nero, Rome annexes Aden to protect the maritime route between [[Alexandria]] and [[Asia]]. * Two [[centurion]]s are sent to the south of [[Egypt]] to find the sources of the [[Nile]], and possible new provinces. They report that while there are many cities in the desert, the area seems too poor to be worthy of conquest. * Violence erupts in [[Caesarea]] regarding the a local ordinance restricting the [[civil rights]] of [[Jews]], creating clashes between Jews and pagans. The Roman garrison, made up of Syrians, takes the side of the pagans. The Jews, armed with clubs and swords, meet in the marketplace. The Governor of Judaea, [[Antonius Felix]], orders his troops to charge. The violence continues and Felix asks Nero to arbitrate. Nero, sides with the pagans and relegates the Jews to second-class citizens. This decision does nothing but increase the Jews' anger. * In [[Roman Britain|Britain]], [[Venutius]] leads a revolt against his ex-wife [[Cartimandua]], queen of the [[Brigantes]] and a Roman ally. Governor [[Aulus Didius Gallus]] sends her military aid, and after some indecisive fighting a legion commanded by [[Caesius Nasica]] defeats the rebels (approximate date - some time between 52 and 57). ====Asia==== * [[Judea]] is returned piecemeal to [[Agrippa I]]'s son [[Agrippa II|Marcus Julius Agrippa]] between [[48]] and 54. ===By topic=== ====Religion==== * [[Patriarch]] [[Onesimus]] succeeds [[Stachys the Apostle]] as [[Patriarch of Constantinople]]. * [[Paul of Tarsus]] begins his third mission. * [[Apollos]], a later assistant of Paul, is converted to [[Christianity]] in [[Ephesus]]. ==Births== * ==Deaths== * [[October 13]] — [[Claudius]], Roman emperor, possibly poisoned by his wife [[Agrippina the Younger|Agrippina]] * [[Domitia Lepida]], widow of [[Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus]], mother of [[Valeria Messalina]] and former mother-in-law of Claudius * [[Ban Biao]], Chinese historian {{C1YearEnd}} [[Category:54]] [[af:54]] [[als:50er#54]] [[am:54 እ.ኤ.አ.]] [[ar:54]] [[an:54]] [[ast:54]] [[az:54]] [[bn:৫৪]] [[be:54]] [[be-x-old:54]] [[bh:५४]] [[bs:54]] [[bg:54]] [[ca:54]] [[cv:54]] [[cs:54]] [[co:54]] [[cy:54]] [[da:54]] [[de:54]] [[et:54]] [[el:54]] [[es:54]] [[eo:54]] [[eu:54]] [[fr:54]] [[gd:54]] [[gl:54]] [[ko:54년]] [[hr:54.]] [[io:54]] [[bpy:মারি ৫৪]] [[id:54]] [[ia:54]] [[it:54]] [[he:54]] [[jv:54]] [[ka:54]] [[sw:54]] [[ht:54 (almanak jilyen)]] [[la:54]] [[lb:54]] [[lmo:54]] [[hu:54]] [[mk:54]] [[mr:इ.स. ५४]] [[ms:54]] [[nah:54]] [[nl:54]] [[new:५४]] [[ja:54年]] [[nap:54]] [[no:54]] [[nn:54]] [[oc:54]] [[or:୫୪]] [[uz:54]] [[pi:५४]] [[nds:54]] [[pl:54]] [[pt:54]] [[ksh:Joohr 54]] [[ro:54]] [[ru:54 год]] [[sa:५४]] [[sq:54]] [[scn:54]] [[simple:54]] [[sk:54]] [[sl:54]] [[sr:54]] [[su:54]] [[fi:54]] [[sv:54]] [[ta:54]] [[tt:54]] [[th:พ.ศ. 597]] [[tr:54]] [[uk:54]] [[ur:54ء]] [[vec:54]] [[zh:54年]]