42

Year 42 was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.__NOTOC__

Events

By place

Roman Empire

*Consuls are Emperor Claudius and Gaius Caecina Largus
*Romans take control of Ceuta.
*The territories of the current Algeria and Morocco become a Roman province.
*The Dalmatian legate, Furius Camillus Scribonianus, revolts but his troops defect and his rebellion quickly withers.
*Claudius begins construction of Portus.

Asia

*Suro becomes the first king of Geumgwan Gaya in the Korean peninsula.
*The Chinese General My Yuan represses the rebellion of the Trung sisters in Tonkin.

By topic

Religion

*25 January: Conversion of the Apostle Paul to Christianity. In reality, the exact date is unknown, but the Roman Catholic Church has chosen to commemorate this date.

Births

*Herennius Philo

Deaths

*Arria
*Gaius Appius Junius Silanus