Year 34 was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Construction of a three tier Roman aqueduct beginning in Nimes and running for 269 miles.
• Naevius Sutorius Macro is said to gain favour in the empire by prostituting his wife Eunius to Caligula.
• St. Paul and St. Barnabas start preaching the gospel to the Gentiles.
• Roman intervention in Armenia (34-37).

Europe

• The original inhabitants of Dacia revolt against the Sarmatian tribe of Iazyges who had enslaved them.

Births

• Aulus Persius Flaccus, Roman poet

Deaths

• Stephen, the first martyr of Christianity (stoned to death by Jewish leaders for preaching Jesus was the Christ)