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Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century
Decades:	40s 50s 60s – 70s – 80s 90s 100s
Years:	76 77 78 – 79 – 80 81 82

This article is about the year. For the number, see 79 (number).

Year 79 (LXXIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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June 23 – Titus succeeds his father Vespasian as Roman emperor.
August 24 – Mount Vesuvius erupts, destroying Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Roman Emperor Titus dedicates the famous Roman Colosseum.
Gnaeus Julius Agricola enters Caledonia (modern-day Scotland) but is resisted by the Caledonians.
Gnaeus Julius Agricola founds Mamucium, a frontier fort and settlement in the North West of England. This was the first Manchester.
To please the Senate, Titus exiles his Jewish mistress, Berenice of Cilicia.

In China, a commission of scholars canonizes the text of works of Confucius and his school.

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Politics
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Establishments – Disestablishments