42

Also known as 42 AD, 795 AUC, AD 42

year

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: year
Part of: 40s
Followed by: 43
Follows: 41

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Commons category: 42
topic's main category: Category:42
point in time: 0042-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 42
category for births in this time period: Category:42 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:42 deaths
different from: 42

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Encyclopedic overview

AD 42 (XLII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Largus (or, less frequently, year 795 Ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 42 for this year has been used since the Early Middle Ages, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

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