41

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Year '41' was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Contents

Events

By place

Roman Empire

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By place

Roman Empire

★ Consuls are the emperor Caligula and Gnaeus Sentius Saturninus

★ January 24 — Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel despotism, is assassinated by his disgruntled Praetorian Guards.

★ January 24 — Claudius succeeds his nephew Caligula as Emperor.

★ January 25 — After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Emperor by the Senate.

★ Claudius makes Agrippa king of Judea.

★ Messalina, wife of Claudius, persuades Claudius to have Seneca the Younger banished to Corsica on a charge of adultery with Julia Livilla.

★ Claudius restores religious freedom to Jews throughout the empire, but prohibits Jews in Rome from proselytising.

★ An attack across the Rhine by the Germans is stopped by the Romans.

Asia

★ Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty deposes his wife, Guo Shentong, as empress, and creates his consort Yin Lihua empress in her place

By Topic

Religion

★ The disciples of Jesus form communities after the Diaspora, especially in Damascus and Antioch. For the first time they are called Christians.

Births

★ Martial, Latin poet (possible birthdate)

★ February 12 — Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, son of Claudius and Messalina.

Deaths

★ January 24 — Caligula, Roman Emperor (assassinated).

★ January 24 — Julia Drusilla, daughter of Caligula (assassinated).

★ End of the year — Julia Livilla, daughter of Germanicus, niece of Claudius, starved to death in her exile.