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Contents

Events

By place

Roman Empire

By topic

Arts and Sciences

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By place

Roman Empire

★ The Emperor Titus inaugurates the Flavian Amphitheatre with 100 days of games.

★ The earliest stage of Lullingstone Roman villa is built (approximate date).

★ The Roman occupation of Britain reaches the River Tyne-Solway Firth frontier area (approximate date).

★ The original Roman Pantheon is destroyed in a fire, together with many other buildings.

★ The Eifel Aqueduct is constructed to bring water 95 km (60 miles) from the Eifel region to Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensum (modern Cologne).

★ The first African enters the Roman Senate.

By topic

Arts and Sciences

★ Invention of the aeolipile, the first steam engine, by Hero of Alexandria.

Religion

★ The Gospel of Luke and Acts are written (approximate date).

★ Drafting, in Greek, of the Gospel according to Matthew.

Births

★ Carpocrates, religious philosopher.

Deaths

★ Vologases II, king of Parthia.

★ Saint Timothy, bishop of Ephesus (traditional date).

★ Talhae, ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla.