There was an interesting series on BBC 3 or 4 recently on the history of maths.
My memories not great but I think zero was introduced in India, I'm not sure but maybe in the 8th century.
If you go to the BBC website you might be able to watch the programmes. India (hindu)
The Babylonians first invented the number we ALL KNOW OF as 0
R.A Bhatta invented the number zero
aryabhatta first invented zero in India
Matthew Arnold believed that high culture was very important to democracy.
Zero wasn't invented by a single known person called aryabtta a Indian scientist.
zero was invented by aryabhatt
Egyptian
It was digits followed by zero
Aryabhat
brahmabhatta
Chinese mathematician Ch'in Chiu - Shao invented the zero in 1247
mrs mead