Rome. Was the the hundred year period around the birth of Christ the most influential in human history?

[Drewtate]

In this period so many great names echo down the ages like Sulla, Marius, Spartacus, Pompey, Crassus, Mithridates, Tigranes the Great, Cato the Younger, Vercingetorix, Julius Casaer, Cleopatra, Mark Anthony, Orodes II, Brutus, Cassius, Octavium, Cicero, Tiberius, Caligula, Nero, Arminius, King Herod, John the Baptist, the Apostles, Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalena, Pontus Pilate. All these and more remembered as though it was the present whereas other centuries are almost completely forgotten.

[Exterminatore]

Very likely the case. Not to mention the Battle of the Teutoberg Forrest, which many historians think was the most significant battle in the history of the world to date. That happened in 7 AD if I’m not mistaken.

[Drewtate]

One could argue the battle of carahae was the most significant 53 BC where Crassus was defeated and a 30,000 strong Roman army was wiped out setting the stage for the Roman civil wars Casaer vs Pompey, Anthony/Augustus vs the senate, Anthony vs Augustus. In the same period Casaer conquered Gaul in 52 BC at the Battle of Alesia capturing 1 million slaves, killing 1 million gauls and subjugation 1 million more.

[Exterminatore]

That was also a significant battle. I think what makes the Teutoberg forest significant is the effects can be felt to this day. For the most part it created the divider line in between what would become Latin influenced Europe and would culturally become Latin and what would not.

[Drewtate]

Partially true but latin influences extended to its neighbours many of whom were client kingdoms are allies used as buffers and proxy wars to keep enemies on their boarder fighting

[Exterminatore]

That is true.

[jshm2]

Nope, the opposite. The dark ages may have been after Christ, but it was no different in that period.

[Drewtate]

Name a few figures in a 100 year period of the dark ages that everyone knows?

[strateguy632]

catholics know the POPE list in each century of dark ages. same as the new testament names in your list, that aren't known by non Christian. hindu chinese etc.

[strateguy632]

most of that list are not famous. just known by a few historians... WHO know other eras too.

most influential was muhamed teaching a faith that is followed by 1.9b 1.9x 10^9 people that is huge influence.

and those muslims are "making waves" even now centuries later that is huge influence and bigger than extinction rome.

[Drewtate]

Muhammad is like 900 years later. Anyone with a basic education knows who all those are.

[RealMarek]

It was highly influential, but in terms of having an extensive worldwide effect nothing rivals the combination of Western culture entering its expansionary phase at the same time as the industrial revolution.

[zagor]

The last hundred years is pretty significant - the A-bomb, space travel, mass migration, AI, computers, modern cities, birth control, widespread air travel, environmental damage, overpopulation, plastics in the oceans.

[Anonymous]

It was pretty huge in the history of the West--that's for sure.

[QuietRunner]

Don't forget Trajan

[RedInnocent68]

No. Pop culture is retrospective.

[DarkLegacy]

Yes it was