War & RuptureThe 1st century

War & Rupture in the 1st century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged war and rupture — wars, invasions, conquests, battles and armed conflict, narrowed to the 1st century — 5 of them, drawn from 5 nations, running from 9 to 69. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
5
Nations
5
Earliest
9
Latest
69
Europe
3
Asia
2

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. Europe

    Germany

    Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

    Germanic tribes under Arminius destroyed three Roman legions commanded by Varus, ending Roman attempts to conquer Germania east of the Rhine and securing the river as a permanent frontier.

    Era: Germania, Rome and the Frankish Inheritance

    Sources: Battle of the Teutoburg Forest · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  2. Asia

    Vietnam

    Revolt of the Trung sisters

    Trung Trac and Trung Nhi lead a rebellion that briefly drives out the Chinese before being defeated in 43 CE; they become lasting symbols of Vietnamese resistance.

    Era: Legendary Origins and a Thousand Years of Chinese Rule

    Sources: Trung Sisters · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vietnam · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  3. Europe

    United Kingdom

    Roman conquest of Britain begins

    The emperor Claudius launched the Roman invasion of Britain, beginning nearly four centuries of Roman rule over the province of Britannia, with its towns, roads, and the frontier of Hadrian's Wall.

    Era: Roman Britain and the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms

    Sources: Roman Britain · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Story of England: 1066 and the Norman Conquest · English Heritage

  4. Asia

    Mongolia

    Break-up of the Xiongnu empire

    After prolonged war with China and internal division, the Xiongnu confederation fractures; some tribes are absorbed into China while others scatter, ending the first great steppe empire centred on Mongolia.

    Era: Lords of the Steppe: The Xiongnu and Early Nomads

    Sources: Xiongnu · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  5. Europe

    Netherlands

    The Batavian Revolt

    Julius Civilis leads the Batavians and allied tribes in a revolt against Rome during the chaos after Nero's death; it is suppressed after roughly a year.

    Era: The Low Countries: Romans, Frisians and Medieval Counties

    Sources: Netherlands · Encyclopaedia Britannica, The Netherlands in Roman Times · Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (National Museum of Antiquities)