Editing 80s

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{{short description|Ninth decade of the first century AD}}
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[[File:Rom Colosseum Sept 2021 3.jpg|thumb|260x260px|A view of the [[Colosseum]], which [[Inaugural games of the Flavian Amphitheatre|held its inaugural games in AD 80]].]]
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The '''80s''' was a decade that ran from January 1, AD 80, to December 31, AD 89.

As the decade began, the [[Parthian Empire]] was in a phase of division until [[Pacorus II]] managed to consolidate his rule, eliminating the two rival contenders for his throne: [[Vologases II of Parthia|Vologases II]] in AD 80 and [[Artabanus III of Parthia|Artabanus III]] in AD 81. [[Domitian]] became Roman emperor in AD 81: The military campaigns undertaken during his reign were generally defensive in nature, as the Emperor rejected the idea of expansionist warfare. His most significant military contribution was the development of the [[Limes Germanicus]], which encompassed a vast network of roads, forts and watchtowers constructed along the Rhine river to defend the Empire. Nevertheless, several important wars were fought in Gaul, against the [[Chatti]], and across the [[Danube]] frontier against the [[Suebi]], the [[Sarmatians]], and the [[Dacians]] (see [[Domitian's Dacian War]]). In northern Britain, the Romans defeated local tribes in the [[Battle of Mons Graupius]] (AD 83). In China, the [[Han–Xiongnu War]] continued, with the [[Battle of the Altai Mountains]] (AD 89) bringing the [[Northern Xiongnu]] to the brink of collapse. The death of [[Emperor Zhang of Han]] [[Rule of Ming and Zhang|ended a golden age]].

In spring of AD 80, a fire broke out in Rome and burned large parts of the city for three days and three nights. Although the extent of the damage was not as disastrous as during the [[Great Fire of Rome|Great Fire]] of 64 and crucially spared the many districts of [[insulae]], [[Cassius Dio]] records a long list of important public buildings that were destroyed, including Agrippa's [[Pantheon, Rome|Pantheon]], the [[Temple of Jupiter (Capitoline Hill)|Temple of Jupiter]], the [[Diribitorium]], parts of the [[Theatre of Pompey]], and the [[Saepta Julia]] among others. Emperor Titus personally compensated for the damaged regions. According to Suetonius, a plague also broke out during the fire. The nature of the disease, however, and the death toll are unknown.

Manning (2008) tentatively estimates the world population in AD 80 to have been 250 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manning |first=Scott |date=2008-01-12 |title=Year-by-Year World Population Estimates: 10,000 B.C. to 2007 A.D. |url=https://scottmanning.com/content/year-by-year-world-population-estimates/ |access-date=2023-03-05 |website=Historian on the Warpath |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Events by year for decade|8}}

==Significant people==
* [[Titus|Titus Flavius Vespasianus]], [[Roman Emperor]] ([[AD 79]]–[[AD 81|81]])
* [[Titus Flavius Domitianus]], [[Roman Emperor]] ([[AD 81]]–[[AD 96|96]])

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