Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century

Decades: 10s BC - 0s - 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s

40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49

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Sometimes the '40s is used as shorthand for the 1940s, the 1840s, or other such decades in various centuries

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Events and trends

Significant people

• Gaius Caesar Germanicus/Caligula, Roman Emperor (37 - 41).
• Claudius, Roman Emperor (41 - 54).