AD 41

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Year nav Template:M1 year in topic AD 41 (XLI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of C. Caesar Augustus Germanicus and Cn. Sentius Saturninus (or, less frequently, year 794 Ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 41 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

January 24
- Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel despotism, is assassinated by his disgruntled Praetorian Guards.<ref name="Caligula">Template:Cite book</ref>
- Claudius succeeds his nephew, Caligula, as emperor.<ref name="Claudius">Template:Cite book</ref>
January 25 – After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as emperor by the Senate.<ref name="Claudius" />
Claudius makes Agrippa king of Judea.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Messalina, wife of Claudius, persuades Claudius to have Seneca the Younger banished to Corsica on a charge of adultery with Julia Livilla.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Claudius restores religious freedom to Jews throughout the empire,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> but prohibits Jews in Rome from proselytising.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
An attack across the Rhine by the Germans is stopped by the Romans.

Emperor Guang Wu of the Han Dynasty deposes his wife, Guo Shengtong, as empress, and makes his consort Yin Lihua empress in her place.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

January 24
- Caligula, Roman emperor (assassinated)<ref name="Caligula" /> (b. 12 AD)
- Julia Drusilla, daughter of Caligula (assassinated)<ref name=Julia>Template:Cite book</ref> (b. 39 AD)
- Milonia Caesonia, wife of Caligula (assassinated)<ref name=Julia /> (b. 6 AD)
Asprenas Calpurnius Serranus, Roman politician
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Roman consul (b. 17 BC)
Julia Livilla, daughter of Germanicus (starved to death)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (b. 18 AD)