AD 42
AD 42 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 Largus (consul 42)|Largus]. The denomination AD 42 for this year has been used since the Early Middle Ages, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By places
Roman Empire
- Romans take control of Ceuta, a port city on the North African side of the Strait of Gibraltar.
- The territories of the current Algeria and Morocco become a Roman province.
- Dalmatian legate Lucius Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus revolts, but his troops defect, and his rebellion quickly withers.
- Claudius begins construction of Portus, a harbour bearing a lighthouse on the right bank of the Tiber.
Korea
- Suro becomes the first king of Geumgwan Gaya, on the Korean Peninsula.
China
- The Chinese General Ma Yuan represses the rebellions of the Trưng Sisters in Tonkin.
By topic
Religion
- 25 January - The Apostle Paul is converted to Christianity.
- Traditional date of foundation of the Coptic [Orthodox Church of Alexandria] by the apostle Mark the Evangelist.
Births
- Herennius Philo, Greek grammarian and writer
- Sixtus I, pope of the Catholic Church
Deaths
- Arria, Roman noblewoman
- Aulus Caecina Paetus, Roman politician
- Gaius Appius Junius Silanus, Roman consul
- Lucius Annius Vinicianus, Roman politician
- Lucius Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus, Roman politician