100

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This article is about the year 100. For other uses of 100, see 100 (number) or 100 (disambiguation).
Centuries: 1st century BC · 1st century · 2nd century
Decades: 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s 120s 130s
Years: 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
100 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 100
Ab urbe condita 853
Chinese calendar 2736 – 2737
Hebrew calendar 3859 – 3860
Hindu calendars
Vikram Samvat
Shaka Samvat
Kali Yuga

155 – 156
22 – 23
3201 – 3202
Iranian calendar -522 – -521
Islamic calendar -480 – -479
Runic calendar 350


100 (Roman numerals: C) is a common year of the Gregorian calendar. It started on a Friday.

It is one of only seven years to use just one Roman numeral. The seven are 1 AD (I), 5 AD (V), 10 AD (X), 50 AD (L), 100 AD (C), 500 AD (D), and 1000 AD (M).

[edit] Events

  • Roman Empire
    • Pliny the Younger advances to consulship
    • Tiberius Avidius Quietus rule as governor of Roman Britain ends
    • Timgad (Thamugas) founded by Emperor Trajan
    • The Roman Army reaches 300,000 soldiers
    • Bricks become the primary building material in the Empire
  • Asia
    • Pakores, last king of the Indo-Parthian Kingdom, becomes king
    • In China, the wheelbarrow is first used
  • Americas
    • Hopewell culture begins in what is now Ohio (uncertain date)
    • Teotihuacan at the center of Mexi reaches a population of 50,000
  • Arabia
    • Kingdom of Himyarite is conquered by the Hadramaut
  • Religion
    • The Temple of the God of Medicine is built in Anguo, China
    • Fourth Buddhist Council begins
    • The making of the Kama Sutra begins in India

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

  • Josephus, Jewish historian
  • Agrippa II of Judea