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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Ancient Olympiads' not found. Year 41 (XLI) is a year in the 1st century. It was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Saturninus.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 10s 20s 30s – 40s – 50s 60s 70s |
| Years: | 38 39 40 – 41 – 42 43 44 |
Events
Roman Empire
- January 24 – Roman Emperor Gaius Caesar (Caligula) is assassinated by his unhappy Praetorian Guards.
- January 25 Claudius is made Roman Emperor by the Senate.
- Claudius makes Agrippa king of Judea.
- Seneca the Younger is banished to Corsica on a charge of adultery with Julia Livilla
- Claudius restores religious freedom to the Jews throughout the empire.
- An attack across the Rhine by the Germans is stopped by the Romans.
Asia
- Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty deposes his wife, Guo Shentong. He places his consort Yin Lihua empress in her place.
Births
- February 12 – Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, son of Claudius and Messalina
Deaths
- Julia Drusilla, daughter of Caligula
- Julia Livilla, daughter of Germanicus
- Milonia Caesonia, wife of Caligula