AD 76 (
LXXVI) was a
leap year starting on Monday of the
Julian calendar
The Julian calendar is a solar calendar of 365 days in every year with an additional leap day every fourth year (without exception). The Julian calendar is still used as a religious calendar in parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church and in parts ...
. At the time, it was known as the Year of the
Consulship of Titus and Vespasianus (or, less frequently, year 829 ''
Ab urbe condita''). The denomination AD 76 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
* Emperors
Vespasianus Augustus and
Titus Caesar Vespasianus become
Roman Consuls.
* Governor
Sextus Julius Frontinus subdues the
Silures and other hostile tribes of
Wales, establishing a
fortress at
Caerleon or
Isca Augusta for
Legio II ''Augusta'', and makes a network of smaller forts for his
auxiliary forces.
China
* First year of ''Jianchu'' era of the Chinese
Han dynasty.
(Clarification needed as to the meaning of this)
By topic
Art and Science
* Chinese historian
Ban Gu develops a theory of the origins of the universe.
Religion
*
Pope Anacletus I succeeds
Pope Linus as the third pope of the
Catholic Church
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(according to the official
Vatican list).
Births
*
January 24 –
Hadrian, Roman emperor (d.
138)
Deaths
*
Linus, pope of the
Catholic Church
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(approximate date)
*
Marcus Vettius Bolanus, Roman politician and governor (b.
33 AD)
*
Nicanor the Deacon, Greek missionary and martyr
*
Quintus Asconius Pedianus, Roman historian (b.
9 BC
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Year 9 BC was either a common year starting on Wednesday, Common year starting on Thursday, Thursday or Common year starting on Friday, Friday or a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see Julian ca ...
)
References
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