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Events relating to asia
The death of Crassus at Carrhae brings to an end the first triumvirate
The Xiongnu split into two hordes, one of them submitting to China and the other moving west
The Phoenicians discover that a blob of molten glass can be puffed out to form a hollow vessel
The Great Stupa at Sanchi is the earliest surviving Buddhist stupa
A doctrinal split emerges within Jainism over whether a devotee must go naked (sky clad) or may be allowed a simple robe (white clad)
Julius Caesar concludes a campaign in Asia Minor so speedily that he declares, succinctly, Veni, vidi, vici ('I came, I saw, I conquered')
Mark Antony summons Cleopatra to visit him in Tarsus, to answer rumours that she has been disloyal to the empire
Keeping her appointment with Mark Antony in Tarsus, Cleopatra arrives in a golden barge, dressed as the goddess of love – and he proves susceptible
Antony and Cleopatra, accompanied by their three-year-old twins, marry in Antioch
Herod, appointed king of Judaea by the senate in Rome, establishes his rule over Palestine
Sukune, according to tradition, wins the first sumo wrestling contest and becomes patron saint of the sport
Herod the Great, king of Judaea, begins to build a spectacular new Temple for the Jews on the sacred mount in Jerusalem
According to the Gospel account, Jesus Christ is born in Bethlehem two years before the death of Herod the Great - making the date 6 BC
Herod, according to the Gospel account, orders all newly born infants in Bethlehem to be killed
Christians decide (though not until AD 525) that this is the year of Christ's birth, making it AD 1 in the Christian chronology
Germanicus, nephew and heir of the emperor Tiberius, dies when far away with the army in Syria
Saul of Tarsus, later known as St Paul, has a Greek-speaking Jewish father who is a Roman citizen
The Han dynasty recovers control, after a 15-year interlude, and moves the capital to Loyang - starting the Eastern Han period
Jesus begins his ministry in Galilee, gathering disciples, preaching and healing
Jesus rides into Jerusalem with a crowd of followers, then attacks the traders in the courtyard of the Temple
Jesus, at the Last Supper, associates the bread and wine with his own body and blood, establishing the sacrament of the Eucharist
Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate who reluctantly sentences him to death for blasphemy
Jesus Christ is crucified, according to the accounts of his followers, outside the city wall of Jerusalem
Peter becomes the leader of the small community of Christians in Jerusalem
Stephen is stoned outside the city wall of Jerusalem - the first Christian martyr
