97
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century |
| Decades: | 60s 70s 80s - 90s - 100s 110s 120s |
| Years: | 94 95 96 - 97 - 98 99 100 |
This article is about the year 97. For other uses, see 97 (number).
| 97 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 97 XCVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 850 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1747 – -1746 |
| Berber calendar | 1047 |
| Buddhist calendar | 641 |
| Burmese calendar | -541 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5605 – 5606 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙申年十一月廿九日 (2733/2793-11-29) — to —
丁酉年十一月初十日(2734/2794-11-10) |
| Coptic calendar | -187 – -186 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 89 – 90 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3857 – 3858 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 152 – 153 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 19 – 20 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3198 – 3199 |
| Holocene calendar | 10097 |
| Iranian calendar | 525 BP – 524 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 541 BH – 540 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2430 |
| Thai solar calendar | 640 |
Year 97 (XCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Roman Empire
- October 28 — Roman emperor Nerva names Trajan as his adoptive son and successor. By doing so he also averts a threatened mutiny of the Praetorian Guard and other military units.
- Tacitus advances to consulship.
- The Roman colony of Cuicul is started in Numidia.
- Nerva recognizes the Sanhedrin of Jamnia as an official governmental body of the Jews, and the patriarch or nasi is designated as the representative of the Jewish people in Rome.
[edit] Asia
- Chinese general Ban Chao orders his lieutenant, Gan Ying, to establish regular relations with the Parthians.
[edit] By Topic
[edit] Religion
- Pope Evaristus succeeds Pope Clement I as the fifth pope (according to Catholic tradition; none of the Popes until the mid second century is certain).
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- Wang Chong, Chinese philosopher (b. 27)
- Empress Dou

