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'''AD 69''' (''']''') was a ] of the ]. In the ], it was known as the '''Year of the ] of ] and ]''' (or, less frequently, '''year 822 '']'''''). The denomination AD 69 for this year has been used since the early ], when the ] ] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.


== Events ==
]: ] - ''']''' - ]


=== By place ===
]: ] ] ] ] ] - ''']''' - ] ] ] ] ]


==== Roman Empire ====
Years: ] ] ] ] ] - '''69''' - ] ] ] ] ]
* The ]: After ]'s death, ], ], ] and ] succeed each other as emperor during the year.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-27|title=Year of the Four Emperors: A Complete Overview|url=https://www.thecollector.com/year-of-the-four-emperors-overview/|access-date=2021-03-29|website=TheCollector|language=en-US}}</ref> The year is marked by numerous instances of a breakdown in discipline and mutinous conduct amongst the Roman legions and the ].
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* ] &ndash; The Roman legions in ] refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Vitellius|url=https://www.worldhistory.org/Vitellius/|access-date=2021-03-29|website=World History Encyclopedia|language=en}}</ref>
* ] &ndash; ] is adopted by Galba and appointed to ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last1=Chilver|first1=Guy Edward Farquhar|last2=Griffin|first2=M. T.|date=2016-03-07|title=Calpurnius Piso Frugi Licinianus, Lucius|url=https://oxfordre.com/classics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.001.0001/acrefore-9780199381135-e-1313|access-date=2021-03-29|journal=Oxford Classical Dictionary|language=en|doi=10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.1313|isbn=9780199381135}}</ref>
* ] &ndash; Galba and his adopted son Piso are murdered by the ] on the ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Galba {{!}} Roman emperor|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Galba|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
* Otho seizes power in ], proclaims himself emperor, and reigns for three months before committing suicide.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Otho|url=https://www.worldhistory.org/Otho/|access-date=2021-03-29|website=World History Encyclopedia|language=en}}</ref>
* ], governor of ], is forced to flee to ] after a ] of ] at ] (]).<ref>{{cite book | last=Southern | first=P. | title=Roman Britain: A New History 55 BC-AD 450 | publisher=Amberley Publishing | year=2011 | isbn=978-1-4456-0925-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d4aoAwAAQBAJ&pg=PP201 | access-date=2024-08-09 | page=201}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=de la Bédoyère | first=G. | title=Roman Britain: A New History | publisher=Thames & Hudson | year=2014 | isbn=978-0-500-77184-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3wQ7CwAAQBAJ&pg=PT51 | access-date=2024-08-09 | page=51}}</ref>
⚫ * ] &ndash; ]: Vitellius defeats Otho's legions; Otho commits suicide.<ref name=":2" />
* ] &ndash; After the ], Vitellius becomes emperor.<ref name=":0" />
* ] becomes the new governor of Britain and faces a second insurrection of ], king of the ].<ref>{{cite book |last=Tacitus |first=Publius |title=The Histories |publisher=Penguin |page=99 |isbn=978-0-140-44964-8}}</ref>
* ] &ndash; two legions in Egypt, a legion in Syria, and a legion in Judea declare Vespasian emperor<ref name=vespasian/>
* ] &ndash; ] orders his legions in ] to swear ] to Vespasian as emperor.<ref name="l2257">{{cite book |last=Tacitus |first=Publius |title=The Histories |publisher=Penguin |page=108 |isbn=978-0-140-44964-8}}</ref>
* ] &ndash; The army of Judea swears allegiance to Vespasian as emperor.<ref name="l2257"/>
* ] &ndash; ]: The ] in ] (]) revolt under the leadership of ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gaius Julius Civilis {{!}} Roman military officer|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gaius-Julius-Civilis|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
* ] cross over to join the revolt and attack the fortress at ].
* The Batavians attack Roman forts on the ] frontier; ] and ] (modern ]) are destroyed.
* In ], ''cohors II Tungrorum'', raised from the inhabitants of ] in the north-west of the ], revolt against the Romans.
* The Danubian legions of ] and ] proclaim Vespasian as emperor.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=The Flavian Dynasty {{!}} Boundless World History|url=https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-worldhistory/chapter/the-flavian-dynasty/|access-date=2021-03-29|website=courses.lumenlearning.com}}</ref>
* ] &ndash; ]: ] under ] defeat the Vitellians.<ref name=":4" />
* ] &ndash; Vitellius is captured and murdered by the ]. Vespasian becomes emperor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Assassination of the Emperor Vitellius (Getty Museum)|url=https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/105192/boucicaut-master-or-workshop-the-assassination-of-the-emperor-vitellius-french-about-1413-1415/|access-date=2021-03-29|website=The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Aulus Vitellius {{!}} Roman emperor|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aulus-Vitellius|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
* ]: The ]&nbsp;– Vespasian lays siege to ]; the city is captured the following year by his son ].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Siege of Jerusalem {{!}} Facts & Summary|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Siege-of-Jerusalem-70|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
* ], Jewish rebel leader, is dragged before Vespasian and becomes his ] (he "prophesied" him his elevation to the purple).<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Flavius Josephus {{!}} Jewish priest, scholar, and historian|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Flavius-Josephus|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
⚫ * ] is disbanded.
* The ] starts.<ref name=":4" />
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==Events== == Births ==
* ], Roman ] (approximate date)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suetonius {{!}} Biography, Lives of the Caesars, & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Suetonius|access-date=2021-03-29|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
*The ]: After ]'s death, ], ] and ] are all ] a short time before eventually ] takes over.
* ]us, bishop and martyr of ] (d. ])<ref>{{Citation|title=Polycarpus|url=https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Polycarpus|work=The Free Dictionary|access-date=2021-03-29}}</ref>
⚫ *] - ]: ] defeats ]'s ]s.
*] - ]: Flavians defeats Vitellians.
*] - ] becomes Roman emperor
*The ] under ] revolt (]).
⚫ *] is disbanded.


==Births== == Deaths ==
⚫ * ]
*Saint ] of Smyrna
** ], Roman ] (murdered){{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
**], Roman bodyguard (killed)
** ], Roman deputy emperor (b. ])<ref name=":1" />
**], Roman emperor (b. ])<ref name=vespasian>{{cite web | first=Guy Edward Farquhar | last=Chilver | title=Vespasian | date=January 20, 2024 | access-date=February 20, 2024 | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vespasian | series=Encyclopaedia Britannica}}</ref>
* ] &ndash; ], Roman emperor (b. ])<ref name=":2" /><ref name=vespasian/>
* ] &ndash; ], Roman consul (murdered)
* ] &ndash; ], Roman emperor (b. ])
* ], Queen of the Brigantes (approximate date)
* ], Roman praetorian prefect (suicide)
* ], Roman female poison expert to ] (executed)
* ] ('''the Younger'''), Roman politician (executed)
* ], Roman politician (murdered)
* ], brother of Vespasian<ref name=vespasian/>
* ], mother of Aulus Vitellius and Lucius Vitellius (suicide)
* ], Roman ] and male lover of Nero (suicide)
* ], Roman general and consul (b. ])


==Deaths== == References ==
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⚫ *] - ]
*] - ]
*] - ] killed by the army of ]


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Calendar year
Millennium: 1st millennium
Centuries:
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AD 69 by topic
Leaders
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AD 69 in various calendars
Gregorian calendarAD 69
LXIX
Ab urbe condita822
Assyrian calendar4819
Balinese saka calendarN/A
Bengali calendar−525 – −524
Berber calendar1019
Buddhist calendar613
Burmese calendar−569
Byzantine calendar5577–5578
Chinese calendar戊辰年 (Earth Dragon)
2766 or 2559
    — to —
己巳年 (Earth Snake)
2767 or 2560
Coptic calendar−215 – −214
Discordian calendar1235
Ethiopian calendar61–62
Hebrew calendar3829–3830
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat125–126
 - Shaka SamvatN/A
 - Kali Yuga3169–3170
Holocene calendar10069
Iranian calendar553 BP – 552 BP
Islamic calendar570 BH – 569 BH
Javanese calendarN/A
Julian calendarAD 69
LXIX
Korean calendar2402
Minguo calendar1843 before ROC
民前1843年
Nanakshahi calendar−1399
Seleucid era380/381 AG
Thai solar calendar611–612
Tibetan calendar阳土龙年
(male Earth-Dragon)
195 or −186 or −958
    — to —
阴土蛇年
(female Earth-Snake)
196 or −185 or −957
Map of the Year of the Four Emperors

AD 69 (LXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the consulship of Galba and Vinius (or, less frequently, year 822 Ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 69 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


Births

Deaths

References

  1. "Year of the Four Emperors: A Complete Overview". TheCollector. September 27, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Vitellius". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Chilver, Guy Edward Farquhar; Griffin, M. T. (March 7, 2016). "Calpurnius Piso Frugi Licinianus, Lucius". Oxford Classical Dictionary. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.1313. ISBN 9780199381135. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  4. "Galba | Roman emperor". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Otho". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  6. Southern, P. (2011). Roman Britain: A New History 55 BC-AD 450. Amberley Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-4456-0925-6. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  7. de la Bédoyère, G. (2014). Roman Britain: A New History. Thames & Hudson. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-500-77184-6. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  8. Tacitus, Publius. The Histories. Penguin. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-140-44964-8.
  9. ^ Chilver, Guy Edward Farquhar (January 20, 2024). "Vespasian". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  10. ^ Tacitus, Publius. The Histories. Penguin. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-140-44964-8.
  11. "Gaius Julius Civilis | Roman military officer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "The Flavian Dynasty | Boundless World History". courses.lumenlearning.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  13. "The Assassination of the Emperor Vitellius (Getty Museum)". The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  14. "Aulus Vitellius | Roman emperor". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  15. ^ "Siege of Jerusalem | Facts & Summary". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  16. "Flavius Josephus | Jewish priest, scholar, and historian". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  17. "Suetonius | Biography, Lives of the Caesars, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  18. "Polycarpus", The Free Dictionary, retrieved March 29, 2021
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