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'''AD 63''' ('''[[Roman numerals|LXIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the [[Consulship]] of [[Gaius Memmius Regulus|Regulus]] and [[Lucius Verginius Rufus|Rufus]]''' (or, less frequently, '''year 816 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination AD 63 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 ====
* [[Vespasian]] becomes governor of [[Africa (Roman province)|Africa]] (estimated year).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vespasian | access-date=February 20, 2024 | title=Vespasian | first=Guy Edward Farquhar | last=Chilver | date=January 20, 2024 | series=Encyclopaedia Britannica}}</ref> 
* [[Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo]] is restored to command after the Roman debacle at the [[Battle of Rhandeia]]. He invades [[Armenia]] and defeats [[Tiridates I of Armenia|Tiridates I]], who accepts Roman sovereignty. [[Parthia]] withdraws from the war.
* [[Pompeii]], the city at the foot of [[Mount Vesuvius]], builds a new monumental forum, after the town is heavily damaged by a strong [[earthquake]].<ref>{{cite book | first=Eric E. | last=Poehler | pages=49{{endash}}50 | title=The Traffic Systems of Pompeii | year=2017 | publisher=Oxford University Press | isbn=9780190614676}}</ref>

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* According to legend, [[Joseph of Arimathea]] goes to [[Glastonbury]] on the first [[Christianity|Christian]] mission to [[Great Britain|Britain]].
* [[Apostle Paul]] possibly visits [[Hispania|Spain]].

==== Arts and sciences ====
* [[Aulus Cornelius Celsus]] writes a dictionary (encyclopedia) on the arts and sciences.

== Births ==
* [[Empress Dou (Zhang)|Dou]], Chinese empress of the [[Han dynasty|Han Dynasty]] (d. [[AD 97]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Claudia Augusta]], daughter of [[Nero]]
* [[Mark the Evangelist]] (traditional date) (see [[AD 61]])

== References ==
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