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Millennium: 1st millennium
Centuries: 1st century BC1st century2nd century
Decades: 20s  30s  40s  – 50s –  60s  70s  80s
Years: 51 52 53 – 54 – 55 56 57
AD 54 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar AD 54
LIV
Ab urbe condita 807
Assyrian calendar 4804
Balinese saka calendar N/A
Bengali calendar −539
Berber calendar 1004
Buddhist calendar 598
Burmese calendar −584
Byzantine calendar 5562–5563
Chinese calendar 癸丑(Water Ox)
2750 or 2690
    — to —
甲寅年 (Wood Tiger)
2751 or 2691
Coptic calendar −230 – −229
Discordian calendar 1220
Ethiopian calendar 46–47
Hebrew calendar 3814–3815
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 110–111
 - Shaka Samvat N/A
 - Kali Yuga 3154–3155
Holocene calendar 10054
Iranian calendar 568 BP – 567 BP
Islamic calendar 585 BH – 584 BH
Javanese calendar N/A
Julian calendar AD 54
LIV
Korean calendar 2387
Minguo calendar 1858 before ROC
民前1858年
Nanakshahi calendar −1414
Seleucid era 365/366 AG
Thai solar calendar 596–597
Tibetan calendar 阴水牛年
(female Water-Ox)
180 or −201 or −973
    — to —
阳木虎年
(male Wood-Tiger)
181 or −200 or −972

54 was an important year in the 1st century. Many events happened, especially in the Roman Empire. This was a time of change and new leaders.

Key Events of 54 AD

Roman Empire Changes Leaders

  • On October 13, the Roman Emperor Claudius died. Some people believed his wife, Agrippina, was involved in his death.
  • After Claudius passed away, his stepson Nero became the new emperor of the Roman Empire. This was a big moment for Rome.

Religious and Political Shifts

  • Patriarch Onesimus took over from Stachys the Apostle as the leader of the church in Constantinople. This was an important religious change.
  • The region of Judea was slowly given back to Marcus Julius Agrippa. This happened between the years 48 and 54.

Journeys and Conversions

  • Saint Paul, a very important figure in early Christianity, started his third big journey. He traveled to spread his teachings.
  • A man named Apollos, who later helped Saint Paul, became a Christian in the city of Ephesus.

Roman Conquests in Britain

Deaths

for more information, see Category:54 deaths.
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