Decade · 1 – 9
The world in the 0s
From 1 to 9 the atlas holds 88 states standing at some time. 3 things began - Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, Xin dynasty and Bellum Batonianum - and 2 ended; 9 people were born and 9 died.
What began in the 0s
By kind, the best known first.
States 1
- Xin dynasty · state · 9 – 23
Wars and battles 2
- Battle of the Teutoburg Forest · battle · 9
- Bellum Batonianum · war · 6 – 9
What ended in the 0s
States 1
- Babylon · state · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
Wars and battles 1
- Bellum Batonianum · war · 6 – 9
Born and died
Born 9
- Paul the Apostle · theologian · 5 – 66
- Vespasian · politician · 9 – 79
- Saint Stephen · religious leader · 1 – 36
- Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella · poet · 4 – 70
- Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo · military leader · 7 – 67
- Ruzi Ying · monarch · 5 – 25
- Daemusin of Goguryeo · ruler · 4 – 44
- Taru of Paekche · ruler · 6 – 77
- Habib the Carpenter · person · 5 – 100
Died 9
- Gaius Caesar · politician · 20 BCE – 4 CE
- Nicolaus of Damascus · philosopher · 64 BCE – 4 CE
- Lucius Caesar · politician · 17 BCE – 2 CE
- Gaius Asinius Pollio · politician · 76 BCE – 4 CE
- Emperor Ping of Han · ruler · 9 BCE – 6 CE
- Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus · politician · 64 BCE – 8 CE
- Gaius Antistius Vetus · politician · 40 BCE – 1 CE
- Gaius Sulpicius Galba · politician · 38 BCE – 4 CE
- Publius Cornelius Lentulus Scipio · politician · 34 BCE – 2 CE
States of the 0s
The states that stood at some time in the 0s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1.
Europe12 states
- Roman Empire · 27 BCE – 395 CE · Augustus, Roman emperor since 27 BCE
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Augustus, Roman emperor since 27 BCE
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Dacia · 60 BCE – 106 CE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE · Dynamis, King of the Bosporus since 8 BCE
- Odrysian kingdom · 460 BCE – 46 CE
- Lazica · 101 BCE – 700 CE
and 4 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa30 states
- Babylon · 1894 BCE – 1 CE
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Parthian Empire · 247 BCE – 224 CE · Musa of Parthia, King of Kings since 2 BCE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE · Artaxias II of Iberia, King of Iberia since 20 BCE and Pharasmanes I, King of Iberia since 1
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
and 22 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia18 states
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE · Straton III, King of Gandhara since 25 BCE
- Indo-Greek Kingdom · 180 BCE – 10 CE · Straton III, monarch since 25 BCE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Satavahana dynasty · 230 BCE – 220 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Indo-Parthian kingdom · 19 BCE – 226 CE
and 10 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia16 states
- Han dynasty · 206 BCE – 220 CE · Emperor Ping of Han, Emperor of China since 1 BCE
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Yuri of Goguryeo, wang since 19 BCE
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Onjo, king since 18 BCE
- Xin dynasty · 9 – 23
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
and 8 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania3 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Teotihuacan · 50 BCE – 704 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown9 states
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Shanshan · 92 BCE – 445 CE
- Kingdom of Munster · 101 BCE – 1138 CE
- Arsacid dynasty of Caucasian Albania · 2 BCE – 428 CE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
- Jushi Kingdom · 108 BCE – 450 CE
- Dangchang Kingdom · 1 – 564
and 1 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 19 BCE – 29: every state, war and life of the 0s, region by region.
- On the map in 6: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.