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Year 66
__NOTOC__ AD 66 (Roman numerals, LXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gaius Luccius Telesinus, Telesinus and Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Paullinus (or, less frequently, year 819 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination AD 66 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * September 22 – Emperor Nero creates the Legio I Italica. He appoints Vespasian, Titus Flavius Vespasian as General of the army of Judea, and Governor of Judea which gives him command of three legions — Legio V Macedonica, V Macedonica, Legio X Fretensis, X Fretensis and Legio XV Apollinaris, XV Apollinaris. * October – The First Jewish–Roman War, Jewish Revolt commences against the Roman Empire. The Zealots lay siege to Jerusalem and annihilate the Roman garrison (a coho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galilee To Judea
Galilee (; ; ; ) is a region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon consisting of two parts: the Upper Galilee (, ; , ) and the Lower Galilee (, ; , ). ''Galilee'' encompasses the area north of the Mount Carmel-Mount Gilboa ridge and south of the east-west section of the Litani River. It extends from the Israeli coastal plain and the shores of the Mediterranean Sea with Acre in the west, to the Jordan Valley to the east; and from the Litani in the north plus a piece bordering on the Golan Heights to Dan at the base of Mount Hermon in the northeast, to Mount Carmel and Mount Gilboa in the south. It includes the plains of the Jezreel Valley north of Jenin and the Beit She'an Valley, the Sea of Galilee, and the Hula Valley. Etymology The region's Hebrew name is , meaning 'district' or 'circle'. The Hebrew form used in Isaiah 8:23 (Isaiah 9:1 in the Christian Old Testament) is in the construct state, leading to "Galilee of the nations", which refers to gentiles who set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
