AD 48

• Emperor
  Agrippa II with the office of superintendent of the Temple in Jerusalem
  .
• After the execution of his wife Messalina, Claudius gets senatorial approval to marry his niece, Agrippina the Younger.
• Britons south and east of the Trent and Severn. The Iceni, an independent, allied kingdom within that area, revolt but are defeated. Ostorius then moves against the Deceangli in north Wales, but is forced to abandon the campaign to deal with a revolt among the allied Brigantes
  .
• Gallic nobles are admitted to the Roman Senate. Claudius grants the rights of citizenship to the Aedui.

China

• Emperor Guang Wu of Han, restores Chinese domination of Inner Mongolia. The Xiongnu are made confederates and guard the Northern border of the empire.
• The
  Xiangnu
  empire dissolves.

Korea

• Mobon becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of Goguryeo.^[1]

By topic

Religion

• Paul of Tarsus
  through his first mission goes to Cyprus and Asia Minor.
• According to Christian tradition, Martha travels to Avignon.

Births

• inventor and politician (d. 121
  )
• Ulpia Marciana, sister of Trajan (d. 112)

Deaths

• Gaius Silius, Roman politician (b. AD 13
  )
• Minjung, Korean ruler of Goguryeo^[1]
• Mnester, Roman pantomime actor
• Valeria Messalina, wife of Claudius^[2]

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