First century in the context of "Xianbei state"

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⭐ Core Definition: First century

The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 (represented by the Roman numeral I) through AD 100 (C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the 1st century AD or 1st century CE to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The Roman Empire, Han China and the Parthian Persia were the most powerful and hegemonic states.

During this century, the Roman Empire (ruled by the Julio-Claudian and Flavian dynasties) continued to be in a period of relative stability known as Pax Romana, withstanding a financial crisis in 33 and a civil war in 69. In Europe, Rome expanded into Britain and fought wars in Germania and Dacia. In Africa, Rome was challenged by Tacfarinas, who led his own Musulamii tribe and a loose and changing coalition of other Berber tribes before being defeated in 24. In West Asia, Rome defeated a Jewish rebellion (66–73) and fought a war with Parthia from 58–63, though the latter conflict was inconclusive. In East Asia, the Chinese Western Han dynasty was overthrown and replaced by the Xin dynasty in 9, which in turn faced its own rebel movements (namely the Red Eyebrows and Lulin), and was replaced by the Eastern Han dynasty in 25. The Eastern Han dynasty then faced and quelled a rebellion by the Trưng sisters (40–43). In 58, the Eastern Han dynasty entered a golden age with the Rule of Ming and Zhang, who were generally regarded as able administrators who cared about the common welfare of the people and who promoted officials with integrity. On its northern frontier, the Chinese dynasties waged intermittent war with the Xiongnu before emerging victorious in 91. The states of Funan and Xianbei were also established in this century.

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First century in the context of Targum

A targum (Imperial Aramaic: תרגום, interpretation, translation, version; plural: targumim) was an originally spoken translation of the Hebrew Bible (also called the Hebrew: תַּנַ״ךְ, romanized: Tana"kh) that a professional translator (מְתוּרגְמָן mǝṯurgǝmān) would give in the common language of the listeners when that was not Biblical Hebrew. This had become necessary near the end of the first century BCE, as the common language was Aramaic, while Hebrew was used for little more than schooling and worship. The translator frequently expanded his translation with paraphrases, explanations and examples, so it became a kind of sermon.

Writing down the targum was initially prohibited; nevertheless, some targumitic writings appeared as early as the middle of the first century. They were not recognized as authoritative by the religious leaders. Some subsequent Jewish traditions, beginning with the Jews of Lower Mesopotamia, accepted the written targumim as authoritative translations of the Hebrew scriptures into Aramaic. Today, the common meaning of targum is a written Aramaic translation of the Bible. Only Yemenite Jews continue to use the targumim liturgically.

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First century in the context of Ichthys

The ichthys or ichthus (/ˈɪkθəs/), from the Koine Greek ichthýs (ἰχθύς, 1st cent. AD Koinē Greek pronunciation: [ikʰˈtʰys], "fish") is, in its modern rendition, a symbol consisting of two intersecting arcs, the ends of the right side extending beyond the meeting point so as to resemble the profile of a fish. It has been speculated that the symbol was adopted by early Christians as a secret symbol; a shibboleth to determine if another was indeed Christian. It is now known colloquially as the "Jesus fish". This symbol is widely used by Christians as a sign of their Christian faith, often being found on vehicles, necklaces and laptop stickers.

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← Targum ← Ichthys
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Jesus → Crucifixion of Jesus → Galba → Otho → Vitellius → Vespasian → Year of the Four Emperors → Great Fire of Rome → Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire → Colosseum → Inaugural games of the Flavian Amphitheatre → Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE) → First Jewish–Roman War → Trưng sisters → Trung sisters' rebellion → Han dynasty → Boudica → Iceni → Boudican revolt → Ancient Chinese coinage → Xin dynasty → Century → AD 1 → Roman numeral → AD 100 → Julian calendar → Anno Domini → Common Era → 1st century BC → Classical era → History by period → Roman Empire → Parthian Empire → Hegemony → Julio-Claudian dynasty → Flavian dynasty → Pax Romana → Financial crisis of 33 → Roman conquest of Britain → Chronology of warfare between the Romans and Germanic tribes → Domitian's Dacian War → Tacfarinas → Musulamii → Roman–Parthian War of 58–63 → Western Han → Red Eyebrows → Lulin → Eastern Han dynasty → Rule of Ming and Zhang → Han–Xiongnu War → Xiongnu → Funan → Xianbei state →