AD 71

AD 71 (LXXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vespasian and Nerva (or, less frequently, year 824 Ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 71 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.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century BC 1st century 2nd century
Decades:	50s 60s 70s 80s 90s
Years:	68 69 70 AD 71 72 73 74

AD 71 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	AD 71 LXXI
Ab urbe condita	824
Assyrian calendar	4821
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−522
Berber calendar	1021
Buddhist calendar	615
Burmese calendar	−567
Byzantine calendar	5579–5580
Chinese calendar	庚午年 (Metal Horse) 2767 or 2707     — to — 辛未年 (Metal Goat) 2768 or 2708
Coptic calendar	−213 – −212
Discordian calendar	1237
Ethiopian calendar	63–64
Hebrew calendar	3831–3832
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	127–128
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3171–3172
Holocene calendar	10071
Iranian calendar	551 BP – 550 BP
Islamic calendar	568 BH – 567 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	AD 71 LXXI
Korean calendar	2404
Minguo calendar	1841 before ROC 民前1841年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1397
Seleucid era	382/383 AG
Thai solar calendar	613–614
Tibetan calendar	阳金马年 (male Iron-Horse) 197 or −184 or −956     — to — 阴金羊年 (female Iron-Goat) 198 or −183 or −955

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• The Romans establish a fortress at York (Eboracum), as a base for their northern forces. Initially established solely for Legio IX Hispana, it expands later to include public housing, baths and temples.
• Battle of Stanwick: Quintus Petillius Cerialis, governor of Britain, puts down a revolt by the Brigantes.
• Emperors Vespasian and Marcus Cocceius Nerva are Roman Consuls.
• Battle of Treves: Cerialis defeats Claudius Civilis, thus quelling the Batavian rebellion.
• Titus is awarded with a triumph, accompanied by Vespasian and his brother Titus Flavius Domitian. In the parade are Jewish prisoners and treasures of the Temple of Jerusalem, including the Menorah and the Pentateuch. The leader of the Zealots, Simon Bar Giora, is lashed and strangled in the Forum.
• Titus is made praetorian prefect of the Praetorian Guard and receives pro-consular command and also tribunician power, all of which indicates that Vespasian will follow the hereditary tradition of succession.
• Herodium, a Jewish fortress south of Jerusalem, is conquered and destroyed by Legio X Fretensis on their way to Masada.

Asia

• Reign of Rabel II, king of Nabataea. He makes Bostra, Syria, his second capital.

By topic

Arts and Science

• Use of locks with keys of clever design begins in Rome.

Religion

• Mithraism begins to spread throughout the Roman Empire.

Births

• Chadae, Korean king of Goguryeo (d. 165)

Deaths

• Liu Ying, Chinese prince of the Han Dynasty who converted to Buddhism

References