Category Archives: 1st Century

Historical Facts from 0001 to 0100 CE

February 11, 55 CE

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Joel Byers

On February 11, 55 CE, Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, the rightful heir to the Roman Empire, died of natural causes at the age of almost 14. He was poisoned by his step-brother and current emperor of Rome, Nero. He was involved in the Game of… Continue reading →

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October 13, 54 CE

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Joel Byers

On October 13, 54 CE, Roman emperor, Claudius, died from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. During this time of the Roman Empire, an emperor dying of old age in bed would have been the only mystery. It was normal for the… Continue reading →

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October 4, 23 CE

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Joel Byers

On October 4, 23 CE, peasant rebels sacked the Chinese capital Chang’an during their rebellion. This was unusual because the vast, vast, VAST majority of peasant rebellions throughout history resulted in the better trained… Continue reading →

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April 5, 33 CE

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Joel Byers

On April 5, 33 CE, the first zombie apocalypse was purported to have occurred in Jerusalem. On this date the Bible states in Matthew 27:51-53, that there was an earthquake that woke the dead and they rose up and walked about the holy city. The anonymous author of Matthew claimed these zombies were seen by … Continue reading →

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March 18, 37

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Joel Byers

On March 18, 37 CE,to that point in time, the Roman Senate made the worst decision ever in deciding who to appoint as a country’s leader. It annulled the late Roman emperor Tiberius’s will and proclaimed Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus as emperor. The person who would become known as Caligula. Over the next two … Continue reading →

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September 13, 122

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Joel Byers

On September 13, 122 CE, the Roman Army began building Hadrian’s Wall in Northern England. The wall was to stop the Scottish barbarians from coming south and raiding the newly settled Roman farms and cities. Did it work? No. It did not. It just established where contraband would be bought and sold between the two … Continue reading →

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August 27, 410

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Joel Byers

On August 27, 410 CE, the Visigoths finally ended their sacking of Rome. When questioned, most of the barbarians said that a good sacking of a world-class city is like a bunch of fish. After three days, it just begins to smell (from the dead bodies). They also said after the initial raping, plundering, and … Continue reading →

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April 5, 456

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Joel Byers

On April 5, 456, the most famous Ophidiophobicist in history returned to Ireland. Saint Patrick returned to Ireland as a missionary bishop and the last snake packed its bags and immigrated to England before making its way to France. The last snake was heard to hiss on its way out, “Hope you choke on the … Continue reading →

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March 28, 193

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 28, 193, the Praetorian Guard murdered the Roman emperor, Pertinax. Why did they murder him? Two reasons. First, they were corrupt and had been promised a hefty payment after the death of Commodus. Second, Pertinax was ex-military and was in the process of installing some much needed discipline in the Praetorian Guard, and … Continue reading →

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June 9, 53 AD, June 9, 62 AD, June 9, 68 AD

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! June 9 was a busy day for the Roman emperor Nero. In 53 AD he married his 14 year old stepsister and first cousin Claudia. Remember, anything they do in West Virginia and Arkansas, the Roman emperors did it first. Later, after the new wore off of Claudia and having … Continue reading →

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