72
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This article is about the year 72. For the number (and other uses), see 72 (number).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 40s 50s 60s – 70s – 80s 90s 100s |
| Years: | 69 70 71 – 72 – 73 74 75 |
| 72 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 72 LXXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 825 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Assyrian calendar | 4822 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1772–-1771 |
| Bengali calendar | -521 |
| Berber calendar | 1022 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 616 |
| Burmese calendar | -566 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5580–5581 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛未年十一月廿二日 (2708/2768-11-22) — to —
壬申年十二月初三日(2709/2769-12-3) |
| Coptic calendar | -212–-211 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 64–65 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3832–3833 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 128–129 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3173–3174 |
| Holocene calendar | 10072 |
| Iranian calendar | 550 BP – 549 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 567 BH – 566 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Julian calendar | 72 LXXII |
| Korean calendar | 2405 |
| Minguo calendar | 1840 before ROC 民前1840年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 615 |
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Year 72 (LXXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (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 Vespasianus (or, less frequently, year 825 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 72 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.
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Roman Empire
- Antiochus IV of Syria is deposed by emperor Vespasian.
- Vespasian and Titus are Roman Consuls.
- First Jewish-Roman War: The Roman army (Legio X Fretensis) under Lucilius Bassus lay siege to the Jewish garrison of Machaerus at the Dead Sea. After they capitulate the Zealots are allowed to leave the fortress, before it is destroyed.
- The Romans lay siege to Masada, a desert fortress held by Jewish victims of the Sicarii.
- Foundation of Flavia Neapolis (Nablus).
- Construction on the Colosseum in Rome begins.
[edit] Births
- Julia Balbilla, poetess and princess from the Kingdom of Commagene
