100 Facts for Kids

This page is about the year 100. For other uses of 100, see 100 (number).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century
Decades:	70s 80s 90s – 100s – 110s 120s 130s
Years:	97 98 99 – 100 – 101 102 103

AD 100 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	AD 100 C
Ab urbe condita	853
Assyrian calendar	4850
Balinese saka calendar	21–22
Bengali calendar	−493
Berber calendar	1050
Buddhist calendar	644
Burmese calendar	−538
Byzantine calendar	5608–5609
Chinese calendar	己亥年 (Earth Pig) 2796 or 2736 — to — 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 2797 or 2737
Coptic calendar	−184 – −183
Discordian calendar	1266
Ethiopian calendar	92–93
Hebrew calendar	3860–3861
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	156–157
- Shaka Samvat	21–22
- Kali Yuga	3200–3201
Holocene calendar	10100
Iranian calendar	522 BP – 521 BP
Islamic calendar	538 BH – 537 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	AD 100 C
Korean calendar	2433
Minguo calendar	1812 before ROC 民前1812年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1368
Seleucid era	411/412 AG
Thai solar calendar	642–643
Tibetan calendar	阴土猪年 (female Earth-Pig) 226 or −155 or −927 — to — 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) 227 or −154 or −926

The year 100 was a common year in the Gregorian calendar. It began on a Friday. In Roman numerals, 100 is written as C.

It's interesting because 100 AD is one of only seven years that can be written using just one Roman numeral. The others are 1 AD (I), 5 AD (V), 10 AD (X), 50 AD (L), 500 AD (D), and 1000 AD (M).

Important Events in 100 AD
- Roman Empire
- Europe
- Asia
- Americas
- Arabia
- Religion
Famous People Who Died in 100 AD
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Important Events in 100 AD

Roman Empire

Pliny the Younger, a famous Roman writer, became a consul. This was an important political job.
Titus Avidius Quietus finished his time as governor of Roman Britain.
The city of Timgad (also called Thamugas) was started by Emperor Trajan.
The Roman army grew to have about 300,000 soldiers.
Bricks became the main material used for building in the Roman Empire.

Europe

By this year, Lions were no longer found in Europe. They had become extinct there.

Asia

Pakores became the last king of the Indo-Parthian Kingdom.
In China, the wheelbarrow was used for the first time.

Americas

The Hopewell culture began in what is now Ohio. This date is not exact.
The city of Teotihuacán in Mexico grew to have a population of 50,000 people.

Arabia

The Kingdom of Himyarite was conquered by the Hadramaut people.

Religion

The Temple of the God of Medicine was built in Anguo, China.
The Fourth Buddhist Council began. This was an important meeting for followers of Buddhism.

Famous People Who Died in 100 AD

Josephus, a well-known Jewish historian.
Agrippa II, who was a ruler from Judea.

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A hundred rupee note from India.
The U.S. hundred-dollar bill, Series 2009.

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