▁the ▁pre val ent ▁method ▁in ▁Europe ▁for ▁naming ▁years . ▁ ▁Events ▁ ▁By ▁place ▁ ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁▁ ▁January ▁ 2 4 ▁ ▁Cal ig ula , ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁ecc ent ric ity ▁and ▁cruel ▁desp ot ism , ▁is ▁assass in ated ▁by ▁his ▁dis gr unt led ▁Pra et or ian ▁Gu ards . ▁ ▁Claud ius ▁succeed s ▁his ▁nep hew ▁Cal ig ula ▁as ▁em peror . ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 5 ▁– ▁After ▁a ▁night ▁of ▁neg ot iation , ▁Claud ius ▁is ▁accepted ▁as ▁em peror ▁by ▁the ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Claud ius ▁makes ▁Ag ri ppa ▁king ▁of ▁J ude a . ▁ ▁Mess al ina , ▁wife ▁of ▁Claud ius , ▁persu ades ▁Claud ius ▁to ▁have ▁Sen eca ▁the ▁Young er ▁ban ished ▁to ▁C ors ica ▁on ▁a ▁charge ▁of ▁ad ul tery ▁with ▁Julia ▁Liv illa . ▁ ▁Claud ius ▁rest ores ▁religious ▁freedom ▁to ▁Jews ▁throughout ▁the ▁emp ire , ▁but ▁prohib its ▁Jews ▁in ▁Rome ▁from ▁pros ely t ising . ▁ ▁An ▁attack ▁across ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁by ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁is ▁stopped ▁by ▁the ▁Rom ans . ▁ ▁China ▁▁ ▁Emperor ▁Gu ang ▁Wu ▁of ▁the ▁Han ▁D ynast y ▁de poses ▁his ▁wife , ▁Gu o ▁Sh eng t ong , ▁as ▁em press , ▁and ▁creates ▁his ▁cons ort ▁Y in ▁Li h ua ▁em press ▁in ▁her ▁place . ▁ ▁By ▁topic ▁ ▁Religion ▁▁ ▁The ▁dis ci ples ▁of ▁Jesus ▁form