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Years: 73Alternate uses, see Number 73 Centuries: 1st century BC 1st century 2nd century Decades: 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s 120s Years: 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 Events The Romans besieges Masada, held by victims of the Sicarii. Pliny the El 74Alternate uses, see Number 74 Centuries: 1st century BC 1st century 2nd century Decades: 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s 120s Years: 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 Events Jewish rebel fortress of Masada falls to the Roman Empire; the defenders 75Alternate uses, see Number 75 Centuries: 1st century BC 1st century 2nd century Decades: 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s 120s Years: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 Events Last known cuneiform inscription Accession of Han Zhangdi. Births Sueton 76Centuries: 1st century BC 1st century 2nd century Decades: 0s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Years: 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 Events Pope Anacletus I succeeds Pope Linus First year of Jianchu era of the Chinese Han Dynasty Births Ja 77Centuries: 1st century BC 1st century 2nd century Decades: 0s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Years: 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 Events Pliny the Elder published the first ten books of Naturalis Historia''. King Giru of Baekje succeede 78 79Centuries: 1st century BC 1st century 2nd century Decades: 0s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Years: 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 Events June 23 Titus succeeds his father Vespasian as Roman emperor. August 24, beginning of eruption of M 80 81 82 83

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• Romans conquer the Ordovices, located in present-day northern Wales, as well as the Silures.
• Gnaeus Julius Agricola replaces Sextus Julius Frontinus as governor of Roman Britain.
• Indian Prince Aji Caka introduces Sanskrit language and Pallawa script, used to inscribe Javanese words and phrases, to the Indonesian islands.
• The base year ( year zero) of the Saka era used by some Hindu calendars. It begins near the vernal equinox for the civil solar calendar, but begins opposite the star Spica for the traditional solar calendar.