Editing AD 37 (section)

== Events ==

=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* [[March 18]] &ndash; The [[Roman Senate]] annuls [[Tiberius]]'s will, and proclaims [[Caligula]] as [[Roman Emperor]],<ref name=cambridge>{{cite book|last=Bowman|first=Alan K.|last2=Champlin|first2=Edward|last3=Lintott|first3=Andrew|title=The Cambridge ancient history: The Augustan Empire, 43 B.C.–A.D. 69|url=https://archive.org/details/cambridgeancient32boar|url-access=limited|year=1996|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-26430-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/cambridgeancient32boar/page/n238 221]}}</ref> nullifying the joint claim of [[Tiberius Gemellus]]. Caligula's attempt to have himself [[Imperial cult (ancient Rome)|deified]] creates friction between himself and the Senate.
* [[October]] &ndash; Caligula becomes seriously ill, or perhaps is poisoned. He recovers from his illness, but Caligula turns toward the diabolical: he starts to kill off those who are close to him, whom he sees as a serious threat.
* [[Abilene (biblical)|Abilene]] is granted to King [[Agrippa I]].

=== By topic ===

==== Earthquake ====
* [[April 9]] &ndash; An [[earthquake]] destroys [[Antioch]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Downey|first=Glanville|title=A history of Antioch in Syria: from Seleucus to the Arab conquest|year=1961|publisher=Princeton University Press|page=190}}</ref>

==== Religion ====
* [[Saint Peter|Peter the Apostle]] founds the [[Church of Antioch]] (approximate date).
* The [[Pharisee]] [[Saul of Tarsus]] is converted to [[Christianity]], after a vision. After the year [[AD 39|39]], he is recognised as [[Paul of Tarsus|Saint Paul]].