71

This article is about the year 71. For the number (and other uses), see 71 (number).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century
Decades:	40s  50s  60s  – 70s –  80s  90s  100s
Years:	68 69 70 – 71 – 72 73 74

71 by topic

Politics

State leaders – Sovereign states

Birth and death categories

Births – Deaths

Establishment and disestablishment categories

Establishments – Disestablishments

71 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	71 LXXI
Ab urbe condita	824
Armenian calendar	N/A
Assyrian calendar	4821
Bahá'í calendar	-1773–-1772
Bengali calendar	-522
Berber calendar	1021
English Regnal year	N/A
Buddhist calendar	615
Burmese calendar	-567
Byzantine calendar	5579–5580
Chinese calendar	庚午年十一月十一日 (2707/2767-11-11) — to — 辛未年十一月廿一日 (2708/2768-11-21)
Coptic calendar	-213–-212
Ethiopian calendar	63–64
Hebrew calendar	3831–3832
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	127–128
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3172–3173
Holocene calendar	10071
Iranian calendar	551 BP – 550 BP
Islamic calendar	568 BH – 567 BH
Japanese calendar
Julian calendar	71    LXXI
Korean calendar	2404
Minguo calendar	1841 before ROC 民前1841年
Thai solar calendar	614

Year 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 Augustus and Nerva (or, less frequently, year 824 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 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.

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, expansion later includes public housing, baths and temples.
• Battle of Stanwick: Quintus Petillius Cerialis, governor of Britain, puts down a revolt by the Brigantes.
• Emperor Vespasian and Marcus Cocceius Nerva are Roman Consuls.
• Cerialis defeats Claudius Civilis at the Battle of Treves, 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, 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 sciences

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

Religion

• Mithraism begins to spread throughout the Roman Empire.

Deaths

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