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'''AD 96''' ('''[[Roman numerals|XCVI]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the [[Roman consul|Consulship]] of Valens and Vetus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 849 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination AD 96 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 ====
* [[September 18]] &ndash; Emperor [[Domitian]] is stabbed to death by a [[freedman]] at the age 44 after a 15-year reign, in a palace [[conspiracy (political)|conspiracy]] involving officers of the [[Praetorian Guard]]. The [[Flavian dynasty|Flavian Dynasty]] ends. 
* [[Nerva]] is declared emperor by the [[Roman Senate]] as the new ruler of the [[Roman Empire]]. He recalls citizens exiled by Domitian; this is the beginning of the Era of the [[Five Good Emperors]]. The [[Antonines]] Dynasty starts.
* [[Trajan|Marcus Ulpius Traianus]] becomes governor of [[Upper Germany]].
* The [[Arch of Titus]] is completed in [[Ancient Rome|Rome]].

=== By topic ===
==== Art and Science ====
* End of the period covered by [[Tacitus]] in his ''[[Histories (Tacitus)|Histories]]''.

==== Religion ====
* The [[Book of Revelation]] is written (approximate date).
* A schism in [[Buddhism]] creates a new, popular religion in [[India]], [[Mahâyâna]] ("Great Vehicle").
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== Births ==
* [[Lucius Minicius Natalis Quadronius Verus]], Roman statesman

== Deaths ==
* [[September 18]] &ndash; [[Domitian]], Roman emperor (b. [[AD 51]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Domitian {{!}} Roman emperor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Domitian |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=8 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Gaius Manlius Valens]], Roman senator and consul (b. [[AD 6]])
* [[Statius|Publius Papinius Statius]], Roman poet (approximate date)

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