AD 80
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| AD 80 by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | AD 80 LXXX |
| Ab urbe condita | 833 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4830 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1–2 |
| Bengali calendar | −513 |
| Berber calendar | 1030 |
| Buddhist calendar | 624 |
| Burmese calendar | −558 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5588–5589 |
| Chinese calendar | 己卯年 (Earth Rabbit) 2777 or 2570 — to — 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 2778 or 2571 |
| Coptic calendar | −204 – −203 |
| Discordian calendar | 1246 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 72–73 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3840–3841 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 136–137 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1–2 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3180–3181 |
| Holocene calendar | 10080 |
| Iranian calendar | 542 BP – 541 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 559 BH – 558 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | AD 80 LXXX |
| Korean calendar | 2413 |
| Minguo calendar | 1832 before ROC 民前1832年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1388 |
| Seleucid era | 391/392 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 622–623 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴土兔年 (female Earth-Rabbit) 206 or −175 or −947 — to — 阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 207 or −174 or −946 |
AD 80 (LXXX) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Domitianus (or, less frequently, year 833 Ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 80 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
[edit]By place
[edit]Roman Empire
[edit]- Emperor Titus completes and inaugurates the Colosseum with 100 days of games.
- The earliest stage of Lullingstone Roman villa is built.
- The Roman occupation of Britain reaches the River Tyne–Solway Firth frontier area. Gnaeus Julius Agricola creates a fleet for the conquest of Caledonia; he finally proves that Britannia is an island.
- Legio II Adiutrix is stationed at Lindum Colonia (modern Lincoln). The city is an important settlement for retired Roman legionaries.
- The original Roman Pantheon is destroyed in a fire, along with many other buildings.
- The Eifel Aqueduct is constructed to bring water 95 km (59 mi) from the Eifel region to Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensum (modern Cologne).
- An epidemic afflicts Rome.[1]
- Martial publishes the Liber Spectaculorum.[2]
Asia
[edit]- Some 30,000 Asian tribesmen migrate from the steppes to the west with 40,000 horses and 100,000 cattle, joining with Iranian tribesmen and with Mongols from the Siberian forests to form a group that will be known in Europe as the Huns.
- King Pasa becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla.[3]
By topic
[edit]Art and Science
[edit]- The aeolipile, the first steam engine, is described by Hero of Alexandria.
Religion
[edit]- The Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles are written (approximate date).
Births
[edit]- Aspasius, Greek philosopher and writer (approximate date)
- Aśvaghoṣa, Indian philosopher and poet (d. c. 150)[4]
- Yin, Chinese empress of the Han Dynasty (d. 103)
Deaths
[edit]- Kujula Kadphises, Kushan prince (approximate date)
- Lucius Vipstanus Messalla, Roman politician
- Philip the Apostle, Christian apostle and martyr
- Talhae of Silla, Korean ruler of Silla[3]
- Vologases II, king of the Parthian Empire
- Zhao Xi, Chinese politician (b. AD 4)
References
[edit]- ^ Ronald Syme, Some Arval brethren (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1980), pp. 20f
- ^ Martial (1919). Epigrams. Loeb Classics. Vol. 1. Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. London: William Heinemann. p. ix. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "Ashvaghosha - Indian philosopher and poet". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved November 27, 2017.