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Events

By place

Roman Empire

• The Romans capture Masada, one of the last battles of the First Jewish-Roman War. Surviving defenders commit mass suicide when defeat becomes imminent.
• Pliny the Elder serves as procurator in Hispania Tarraconensis.
• Domitian is a Roman Consul.
• Vespasian begins conquest of territory east of the upper Rhine and south of the Main. In addition he reoganizes the defenses of the upper and lower Danube.

Asia

• Start of the second Han Wars in Battle of Yiwulu.
• Ban Chao (Pan-Tch’ao), competing with the Xiongnu, imposes a Chinese protectorate on the kings of Lop Nor and Khotan in the Tarim basin, with the aim of controlling the silk trade.

By topic

Arts and Science

• Martial writes a satire on "military cowardice".

Births

Deaths

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