Editing AD 79

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'''AD 79''' ('''[[Roman numerals|LXXIX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the [[Consulship]] of Titus and Vespasianus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 832 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination AD 79 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|Vespasianus Augustus]] and [[Titus|Titus Caesar Vespasianus]] become [[Roman Consul]]s.
* [[June 23]] &ndash; Emperor Vespasian dies of fever from [[diarrhea]]; his last words on his deathbed are: "I think I'm turning into a god." Titus succeeds his father as Roman emperor. Titus' [[Jewish]] mistress, [[Berenice (daughter of Herod Agrippa)|Berenice]], comes to join him in [[Rome]], but he exiles her to please the [[Roman Senate|Senate]].
* [[August 24]] &ndash; [[Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79|Eruption of Mount Vesuvius]]: [[Mount Vesuvius]] erupts, destroying [[Pompeii]], [[Herculaneum]], [[Stabiae]], and [[Oplontis]]. The [[Roman navy]] (based at [[Misenum]]), commanded by [[Pliny the Elder]], evacuates refugees. Pliny dies after inhaling [[volcanic ash|volcanic fumes]].<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|title=Pompeii: Vesuvius eruption may have been later than thought|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45874858|work=[[BBC News]]|date=2018-10-16|access-date=2018-10-16}}</ref>
* [[Roman conquest of Britain]]: [[Gnaeus Julius Agricola]] campaigns in [[Roman Britain|Britain]]:
** [[Chester]] is founded as a ''[[castra|castrum]]'' or Roman fort with the name [[Deva Victrix]]. The fortress is built by [[Legio II Adiutrix]] and contains [[barracks]], [[Granary|granaries]], military [[Thermae|baths]] and headquarters.
** [[Mamucium]] (the first [[Manchester]]) is founded as a frontier fort and settlement in the North West of England, a distance to the north of Chester.
** Agricola enters [[Caledonia]] (modern-day Scotland) but is resisted by the natives.

==== China ====
* A commission of scholars canonizes the text of works of [[Confucius]] and his school.
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== Births ==
* [[Emperor He of Han|He of Han]], Chinese emperor (d. [[AD 106|106]])
* [[Ma Rong]], Chinese poet and politician (d. [[166]])

== Deaths ==
* [[June 24]] &ndash; [[Vespasian]], Roman emperor (b. [[AD 9]])<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>
* [[August 16]] &ndash; [[Empress Ma (Han dynasty)|Ma]], Chinese empress of the [[Han dynasty|Han Dynasty]] (b. [[AD 40]])
* [[August 25]] &ndash; [[Caesius Bassus]], Roman poet (died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius)
* [[August 25]] &ndash; [[Drusilla (daughter of Herod Agrippa)|Drusilla]], daughter of [[Herod Agrippa|Herod]] (died in the [[Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79|eruption of Vesuvius]])
* [[August 25]] &ndash; [[Pliny the Elder]], Roman writer and scientist (b. [[AD 23]])<ref name=BBC/>
* [[Apollinaris of Ravenna]], Syrian bishop and martyr (approximate date)
* [[Aulus Caecina Alienus]], Roman general and politician (executed)
* [[Tiberius Claudius Balbilus]], Roman politician and astrologer (b. [[AD 3]])
* [[Titus Clodius Eprius Marcellus]], Roman politician (committed suicide)

== References ==
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