70

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This article is about the year 70. For other uses, see 70 (number).

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• The building of the Colosseum starts (approximate date).
• Frontinus is praetor of Rome.
• Pliny the Elder served as procurator in Gallia Narbonensis.
• June 5 - Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem.
• August 4 - Roman general and future Roman Emperor, Titus, destroys the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, leaving erect only the famous Western Wall. Rome stations troops in Jerusalem and abolishes the Jewish high priesthood and Sanhedrin. This becomes known as the Fall of Jerusalem, a conclusive event in the First Jewish-Roman War. Following this event, the Jewish religious leadership moves from Jerusalem to Jamnia (present day Yavne), and the destruction is mourned annually as the Jewish fast of Tisha B'Av.
• Neapolis (present day Nablus) is founded in Iudaea Province.
• Roman legions V Alaudae and XV Primigenia are destroyed during the Batavian rebellion. Later, Potillius Cerealis puts down the Batavian rebellion of Civilis.
• Legions I Germanica and IV Macedonica are disbanded, II Audiutrix is created.
• Prince and later Emperor Domitian marries Domitia Longina.
• Romans make a punitive expedition against Garamantes - they are forced to have an official relationship with the Empire.
• Annexation of the island of Samothrace by the Roman Empire under Vespasian.

Asia

• India sees the end of the Hellenistic dynasties.

Africa

• Expedition by the Roman Septimius Flaccus in the South of Egypt. He probably reaches Sudan.
• Ze-Hakèlé (Zoscales in Greek) becomes king of Aksum.

By topic

Religion

• Avignon becomes the seat of a bishopric.

Births

Deaths

• Hero of Alexandria (approximate date).