101 AD

Alternate uses, see Number 101

Centuries: 1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century

Decades: 90s - 100s - 110s - 120s - 130s - 140s - 150s - 160s - 170s - 180s - 190s - 200s

Years: 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106

Events

• Roman emperor Trajan starts an expedition against Dacia.
• Epictetus writes and publishes The Discourses.
• The Chinese (Tibetan) introduce their Buddhist Religion into Indonesia.

Births

Deaths

• Gan Ying, an envoy of the Han dynasty in China who learned about Ta Ts'in (the Roman Empire) although he never reached there.
• Saint John the Apostle dies in Ephesus.
• Saint Clement of Rome, Bishop of Rome, Epistle to the Corinthians, during the last decade of the first century.
• Silius Italicus, author of Punicus, the annals of Hannibal during the Second Punic War.