42
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 10s 20s 30s – 40s – 50s 60s 70s |
| Years: | 39 40 41 – 42 – 43 44 45 |
| Gregorian calendar | AD 42 XLII |
| Ab urbe condita | 795 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4792 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −551 |
| Berber calendar | 992 |
| Buddhist calendar | 586 |
| Burmese calendar | −596 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5550–5551 |
| Chinese calendar | 2738 or 2678 — to — 2739 or 2679 |
| Coptic calendar | −242 – −241 |
| Discordian calendar | 1208 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 34–35 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3802–3803 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 98–99 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3142–3143 |
| Holocene calendar | 10042 |
| Iranian calendar | 580 BP – 579 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 598 BH – 597 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | AD 42 XLII |
| Korean calendar | 2375 |
| Minguo calendar | 1870 before ROC |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1426 |
| Seleucid era | 353/354 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 584–585 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金 (female Iron-Ox) 168 or −213 or −985 — to — 阳水 (male Water-Tiger) 169 or −212 or −984 |
42 is a year in the 1st century. It was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Piso.
Events
Roman Empire
- Romans take control of Ceuta.
- Lands now known as Algeria and Morocco become a Roman province.
- The Dalmatian legate Furius Camillus Scribonianus revolts. His troops do not support him and the rebellion quickly ends.
- Claudius starts building the Port of Ostia.
Asia
- Suro becomes the first king of Geumgwan Gaya in the Korean peninsula.
- Chinese General My Yuan puts down the rebellion of the Trung sisters in Tonkin.
Religion
- 25 January: the apostle Paul becomes a Christian. The exact date is not known, but the Catholic Church has chosen to celebrate it on this date.
Births
- Herennius Philo (approximate date) (d. 141)
- Pope Sixtus I (d. 124)