See also: List of centuries , Roman numerals

The ^second century starts on January ¹ 101 and ends on 31 December 200.

Western Europe

• Height of the Roman Empire. Pax Romana.

Overview of the Gundestrup cauldron.

• The Saxons and their parents Frisians settled north of the Elbe and the coast of the North Sea. Pirates, they ravaged the coasts of Gaul and Brittany.
• Site Feddersen Wierde in the estuary of the Weser.
• Cauldron of Gundestrup silver in Scandinavia, decorated with ritual scenes, elephants, snakes, warriors and gods. His bill Celtic certifies commercial relations with the Celts.

America

• Culture Moche on the northern coast of Peru ( 100 / 700 ). Centered on the valley of Moche and Chicana , she later expanded its territory by military conquest of the valley Pascasmayo north to those of Santa and Nepea south.
• Civilization Mogollon - Hohokam in the south-western United States.
  • Prosperity of the village Hohokam of Snaketown in Arizona , in the year 1 to 1200. It stretches over 120 ha. Floor mosaic house, wells, platforms, mounds, ball games and pottery workshops.
• In Mesoamerica , abandoning the great site Maya of El Mirador to 150.

North Africa

• Introduction of the camel in Roman Africa at the beginning of the century.
  • The use of camel can restore the connections between Black Africa and North Africa. Three groups of nomads living then in the Sahara: the Toubou east, in the region of Tibesti , the Touareg at the center in the region of Hoggar , the Sanhadja west on the edge of the Atlantic. The Tuareg have frequent contact with Rome. It was discovered in the graves of nomads of the central Sahara several objects of Roman origin.
• The Christianity was introduced from the ^first century at Carthage by oriental missionaries who preach the new religion with Jewish communities and gain many converts. The mid ^second century, preachers from Italy took over the East. At the end of the century, the influence of Christianity spread to the cities of Numidia , while starting the first persecution ( 180 ).
• From the ^second century, the cultivation of the vine and the olive tree grows in North Africa along with that of wheat. Horse breeding is increasing, but also cattle and sheep. The country supplies a large number of wild animals for the circus.

Central Asia

• Dynasty Pugyel in Tibet according to tradition the ^Second - ^third centuries. The company was probably structured clans led by warlords and independent by marriage. The Chinese annals record information on Tibet, called Tufan.

India

• Buddhist art in Gandhara shows a strong influence of Hellenism.
• The dynasty Pandya kingdom in southern India ^(Second - XIV ^century ).
• Dynasty Chera in the extreme south of India ( Kerala ) to the ^tenth century. It dominates the Dravidian country towards the end of ^the second century. According ilappadikram of Ilango Adigal, one of its kings, Senguttuvan , allegedly tried to invade the valley of the Ganges.
• Writing the Natya Sastra ^(IInd - ^IVth century), containing the theoretical basis of all styles of classical Indian dance.

Middle East

• 132 - 135 : Second Jewish revolt led by Bar Kokhba.
• Final destruction of Jerusalem.
• Hadrian decided the expulsion of the Jews.
• The Judea is dbaptise and became Palestine , from the word Philistine, the Jewish state disappear until 1948.
• 135 : Diaspora Jews.

Far East

• Beginnings of metallurgy in the islands of southeast Asia.

Significant Figures

Political Leaders

• Hadrian ( 76 - 138 ), Roman emperor ( 117 - 138 ).

Scientists

• Galen ( Pergamon , 131 - Rome , 201 ), physician Greek anatomist and compiler of medical knowledge of his time.
• Ptolemy (v. 90 - 170 ), astronomer and mathematician Greek.

Men of Letters

• Lucian (AC 120 , AC 180 ), rhetorician and satirist.

Religious

• Pius ^I. , Pope ( 140 - 155 ).
• Justin Martyr , the first theologian Christian philosopher.
• Irenaeus (ca 130 - 202 ), Church Father , Bishop of Lyons, theologian , suggests the Canon of the Bible Christian comprising the Old Testament and the four canonical Gospels (and the Epistles and the Apocalypse).
• Rabbi Ishmael (which has "bloomed" to 120-130 CE), tanna of the third generation (I-II ^century CE), from a wealthy family of priests established in Upper Galilee , High Priest of the Second Temple , author of thirteen principles of hermeneutics in the Baraita (introduction to the Sifra , commentary on Leviticus ).

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

• Invention of the stern rudder in China.
• Cai Lun invented paper in China (in 105 ).
• Ptolemy lists all the stars visible to the naked eye.
• In Peru, culture Moche undertakes major irrigation works around the Moche River , which can grow in the desert of corn, peanuts, peppers and sweet potatoes.

Arts & Culture

• Commencement of construction sites and burial policies Moche ( Huaca del Sol , in the valley of Moche , 350 m long and 40 m high, construction will last for six centuries without end). Realistic sculptures, ceramics, jewelry (gold, alloy, cast in lost wax casting).
• Religion:
  • In Judaism , the end of the writing of the Mishna.
  • In Christianity , as a result of the proliferation of texts Gnostics , the Church is the question of the written transmission of sacred texts, the doctrine of Marcion is rejected by Pope Pius ^I. at a synod in Rome ( 144 ).
  • Many church fathers ( Justin Martyr , Tertullian , Irenaeus of Lyon ...) fight the doctrine of Marcion.
  • Early development of the canon of New Testament , as evidenced by the fragment of Muratori.

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