Editing AD 50 (section)

== Events ==

=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* [[History of Cologne|Cologne]] is raised to the status of a city.
* [[Utrecht]] is founded, and a Roman fortification (''[[castellum]]'') is constructed at the [[Limes (Roman Empire)|Rhine border]] in the present-day [[Netherlands]].
* [[Claudius]] adopts [[Nero]].
* In [[Judaea (Roman province)|Judaea]], a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] soldier seizes and burns a [[Torah]] scroll. [[Procurator (Roman)|Procurator]] [[Cumanus]] has the culprit beheaded, calming down the [[Jews]] and delaying for almost two decades the outbreak of their revolt.<ref>[[Flavius Josephus]], "Ant." xx. 5, § 4; "B. J." ii. 12, § 2.</ref>
* In [[Roman Britain|Britain]], governor [[Publius Ostorius Scapula]] begins his campaign against the recalcitrant [[Silures]] of south [[Wales]], who are led by the former [[Catuvellauni]]an prince [[Caratacus]]. [[London]] (''[[Londinium]]''), [[Exeter]] (''[[Isca Dumnoniorum]]''), [[Tripontium]] (near modern [[Rugby, Warwickshire|Rugby]]) and the fort of [[Manduessedum]] (near modern [[Atherstone]]) are founded (approximate date).
* Roman emperor [[Claudius]] appoints [[Agrippa II]] governor of [[Chalcis]].
* Romans build a [[London Bridge|wooden bridge]] across the [[River Thames|Thames]] in the London area.

==== South Asia ====
* The [[Yuezhi]] tribes are united under the [[Kushan Empire|Kushan]] leader [[Kujula Kadphises]], thus creating the [[Kushan Empire]] in Afghanistan and northern India. (approximate date

==== Americas ====
* The [[San Bartolo (Maya site)|San Bartolo]] pyramid is completed around this time.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* Paul travels to Philippi, Thessaloniki, Veroia, and Athens (second missionary journey).
* [[Christianity]] is introduced throughout [[Nubia]] by a high official of Queen Judith.
* The [[Epistle to the Romans]] is written (approximate date).
* The [[Twelve Apostles|Apostles]] hold the [[Council of Jerusalem]] (approximate date).

==== Arts and sciences ====
* [[Hero of Alexandria]] invents a [[steam turbine]] (possible date).
* [[Pamphilus of Alexandria]] writes a poetic lexicon.
* [[Pedanius Dioscorides]] describes the medical applications of plants in ''De Materia Medica''.
* Diogenes, the Greek explorer, discovers the [[African Great Lakes]].
* The distinction between chronic maladies and acute illnesses is made by Thessalos.
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