The world in 50 AD — what happened that year

11 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

Zhonglangjiang Duan Chen gave the seal and ribbon to the Southern Chanyu and let him enter Yunzhong to settle; the post of Commandant of the Four Xiongnu was created for the first time. (Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Annals 後漢書卷1下光武帝紀下建武26年)

Adopted at eleven by Claudius, he was educated by Seneca, who had become a senator. (Suetonius, Lives of the Caesars Nero 7)
Under the influence of Pallas, the adoption of Domitius (Nero) is hurried (Tacitus, Annals and Histories Ann. 12.25)
The captive Caratacus gives a speech before the emperor's tribunal (Tacitus, Annals and Histories Ann. 12.37)

Agrippina has a veterans' colony founded at the capital of the Ubii, her birthplace (Tacitus, Annals and Histories Ann. 12.27)
Vannius, the Suebian king installed by Drusus, is driven from his kingdom (Tacitus, Annals and Histories Ann. 12.29)
In Britain, governor Ostorius confronts an enemy that has attacked the allied territories (Tacitus, Annals and Histories Ann. 12.31)
He marches toward the Silures, where Caratacus' power is great (Tacitus, Annals and Histories Ann. 12.33)
Across the river, behind a rampart and on steep heights, a major battle with the Britons — Caratacus is defeated (Tacitus, Annals and Histories Ann. 12.35)
Caratacus flees to Cartimandua, queen of the Brigantes, and is handed over in chains (Tacitus, Annals and Histories Ann. 12.36)
On news of Ostorius' death, Claudius appoints Aulus Didius as successor (Tacitus, Annals and Histories Ann. 12.40)