0s

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century
Decades:	20s BC 10s BC 0s BC – 0s – 10s 20s 30s
Years:	1 AD 2 AD 3 AD 4 AD 5 AD 6 AD 7 AD 8 AD 9 AD
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

This map shows the Eastern Hemisphere at the beginning of the first century.

The 0s are the first decade in the 1st century and 1st millennium. It is unusual because it has only 9 years. Normally, a decade has 10 years, however, the year zero does not exist. The decade started at 1 AD and ended at 9 AD. Because the year zero does not exist, the first year of this decade was preceded by 1 BC.

Significant people

Those people had significant influence on things in this decade.

• Erato, Artaxiad Dynasty Queen of Armenia, r. 8–5 BC, 2 BC–2 AD, 6–11
• Ariobarzan of Atropatene, Client King of Armenia, r. 1 BC–2 AD
• Artavazd V, Client King of Armenia, r. 2–11
• Tigranes V, Artaxiad Dynasty King of Armenia, r. 2–6
• Ping Di, Emperor of Han Dynasty China, r. 1 BC–5 AD
• Ruzi Ying, Emperor of Han Dynasty China, r. 6–9
• Wang Mang, Usurper Emperor of the short-lived Xin Dynasty in China, r. 9–23
• Antiochus III, King of Commagene, r. 12 BC–17 AD
• Arminius, German war chief
• Crimthann Nia Náir, Legendary High King of Ireland, r. 8 BC–9 AD
• Cairbre Cinnchait, Legendary High King of Ireland, r. 9–14
• Strato II and Strato III, co-kings of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, r. 25 BC–10 AD
• Suinin, Legendary Emperor of Japan, r. 29 BC–70 AD
• Natakamani, King of Kush, r. 1 BC–20 AD
• Abgar V of Edessa, King of Osroene, r. 4 BC–7 AD, 13–50
• Ma'nu IV, King of Osroene, r. 7–13
• Phraates V, King of the Parthian Empire, r. 2 BC–4 AD
• Musa of Parthia, mother and co-ruler with Phraates V, r. 2 BC–4 AD
• Orodes III, King of the Parthian Empire, r. 4–6
• Vonones I, King of the Parthian Empire, r. 8–12
• Artabanus of Parthia, pretender to the Parthian throne and future King of Parthia
• Caesar Augustus, Roman Emperor, r. 27 BC–14 AD
• Gaius Caesar, Roman general
• Livy, Roman historian
• Ovid, Roman poet
• Quirinius, Roman nobleman and politician
• Hillel the Elder, Jewish scholar and Nasi of the Sanhedrin, in office c. 31 BC–9 AD
• Shammai, Jewish scholar and Av Beit Din of the Sanhedrin, in office 20 BC–20 AD
• Tiberius, Roman general, statesman, and future emperor
• Hyeokgeose, King of Silla, r. 57 BC–4 AD
• Namhae, King of Silla, r. 4–24