Year 70 was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. AD 69 state leaders - Events of AD 70 - AD 71 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Kush - The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King This is the Calendar for any common year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter G) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• The building of the Colosseum starts (approximate date). The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre ( Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian Anfiteatro Flavio
• Frontinus is praetor of Rome. Sextus Julius Frontinus (ca 40-103 AD was one of the most distinguished Roman aristocrats of the late first century AD but is best known to the post-Classical world as an Praetor was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities the commander of an Army, either before Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2
• Pliny the Elder serves as procurator in Gallia Narbonensis. Gaius or Caius Plinius Secundus, ( AD 23 – August 25, AD 79 better known as Pliny the Elder, was an ancient Author Gallia Narbonensis ( Narbonese Gaul) was a Roman province located in what is now Languedoc and Provence, in southern France.
• June 5 — Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Titus ( December 30 39 &ndash September 13 81) was a Roman Emperor who Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the
• August 4 — Roman General and future Emperor Titus destroys the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem during the Siege of Jerusalem. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Titus ( December 30 39 &ndash September 13 81) was a Roman Emperor who Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut Etymology The Hebrew name given in Scripture for the building is Beit HaMikdash or "The Holy House" and only the Temple in Jerusalem is referred to by this name The Siege of Jerusalem in the year 70 AD It was a decisive event in the First Jewish-Roman War, followed by the fall of Masada in 73 Roman troops are stationed in Jerusalem and abolish the Jewish high priesthood and Sanhedrin. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the The Sanhedrin (סנהדרין συνέδριον ''synedrion'', "sitting together" hence " assembly " or "council" was an assembly This becomes known as the Fall of Jerusalem, a conclusive event in the First Jewish-Roman War. Following this event, the Jewish religious leadership moves from Jerusalem to Jamnia (present day Yavne), and this date is mourned annually as the Jewish fast of Tisha B'Av. Yavne (יַבְנֶה ياڨني or يبنة Yibnah; Iamnia traditional English spelling Jabneh or Jamnia) is a city in the Center District Fasting is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all Food, Drink, or both for a period of time Tisha B'Av (תשעה באב or he ט׳ באב "the Ninth of Av," is an annual fast day in Judaism, named for the ninth day ( Tisha
• Neapolis (present day Nablus) is founded in Iudaea Province. Neapoli or Neapolis (Νεάπολις πόλις 'new city' may refer to the following places Cities In Greece: Nablus ( sometimes Nābulus; Arabic:; næːblʊs is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem Kingdom of Judea redirects here For the 10th-6th century BCE kingdom see Kingdom of Judah Iudaea ( Hebrew: יהודה Standard
• Roman legions V Alaudae and XV Primigenia are destroyed during the Batavian rebellion. For other uses see Legion The Roman Legion (from Latin legio "military levy Conscription," Legio V Alaudae, the Larks ' sometimes known as Gallica, was levied by Julius Caesar in 52 BC from native Gauls Legio XV Primigenia (The fifteenth legion "Firstborn" - a name of the goddess Fortuna) was a legion of the Roman army The Revolt of the Batavi took place in the Roman province of Germania Inferior (S Later, Quintus Petillius Cerialis puts down the Batavian rebellion of Gaius Julius Civilis. Quintus Petilius Cerialis Caesius Rufus (born ca 30 was a Roman general The Revolt of the Batavi took place in the Roman province of Germania Inferior (S Gaius Julius Civilis was the leader of the Batavian rebellion against the Romans in 69.
• Roman legions I Germanica and IIII Macedonica are disbanded; II Audiutrix is created. For other uses see Legion The Roman Legion (from Latin legio "military levy Conscription," Legio I Germanica, (Latin pronunciation prima germánica) the Germanic first legion, was a Roman legion, possibly levied in 48 BC Legio II Adiutrix Pia Fidelis ( supporter, faithful and loyal) was a Roman legion levied by emperor Vespasian in 70
• Later Roman Emperor Domitian marries Domitia Longina. The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Titus Flavius Domitianus (24 October 51 &ndash 18 September 96 commonly known as Domitian, was a Roman Emperor who reigned from 14 September 81 until his death Domitia Longina (c 53 &ndash c 130 was an Empress and wife to the Roman Emperor Domitian.
• Romans make a punitive expedition against the Garamantes - they are forced to have an official relationship with the Empire. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Garamantes were a Saharan Berber -speaking people who used an elaborate underground Irrigation system and founded a kingdom in the Fezzan
• Annexation of the island of Samothrace by the Roman Empire under Vespasian. Samothrace (Σαμοθράκη is an island municipality in Greece, in the northern Aegean Sea. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Vespasian ( November 17 9 &ndash June 23 79) was a Roman Emperor who

Asia

• India sees the end of the Hellenistic dynasties. This article focuses on the cultural aspects of the Hellenistic age for the historical aspects see Hellenistic period. A dynasty is a succession of rulers who belong to the same family for generations

Africa

• Expedition by the Roman Septimius Flaccus to southern Egypt. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC He probably reaches Sudan. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa.
• Ze-Hakèlé (Zoscales in Greek) becomes king of Aksum. Zoskales (c 100) was a king in the Horn of Africa, whose realm is thought to include Axum. Axum, or Aksum, is a City in northern Ethiopia named after the Kingdom of Aksum, a naval and trading power that ruled from the region ca

By topic

Religion

• Avignon becomes the seat of a bishopric. Avignon (/aviɲɔ̃/ in French) ( Provençal: Avinhon in classical norm or Avignoun in Mistralian norm is a commune
• Members of The Oneida Community, a now non-existent religious group formed in the Nineteenth Century, believed this was the year Jesus Christ returned. The Oneida Community was a Utopian commune founded by John Humphrey Noyes in 1848 in Oneida New York. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE)

Births

Deaths

• Hero of Alexandria (approximate date)