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70
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Europe
Britain
- The people of Atrebates was annexed by Rome and therefore ceases to be a United customer Romans.
Roman Danube
- Peace is restored in the Danube. The military presence is strengthened. Both fleets are associated with strong and Roman camps.
Roman Gaul
- Assembly of the Gauls in Reims , which agrees with Vespasian.
- In Gaul , repression of the rebellion of Gaius Julius Civilis. Officer origin Batavian , he rallied an uprising Classicus Tutor and Sabinus who proclaim a Gallic Empire. Vespasian sent General Petilius Cerialis who crushes the rebellion in Trier.
- Julius Sabinus , Gallic leader of the rebels, and his wife live Eponine hidden until 79 before being captured and executed by the Romans.
- Commencement of construction of the Sanctuary Andresini to Grand (Vosges).
- Construction arenas Lutece (70-96).
Roman Germania
- Fire Strasbourg.
Roman Hispania
Greek World
- Annexation of the island of Samothrace in the Roman Empire from Vespasian.
Rome
- Vespasian increased taxes and finds new money.
- Construction of the Forum of Vespasian in Rome.
Middle East
- June 5 : The General Roman Titus , son of Vespasian , captured Jerusalem.
- August 4 : Titus ordered the destruction of the Temple.
- Creation of the province of Judea.
- The Jews are subject to a special tax throughout the Roman Empire.
- The Greeks became the majority in the Christian communities and take the conduct of local churches.
- The capture of Jerusalem by Titus starts a new Jewish revolt in Cyrenaica , which was harshly repressed. The persecutions against the Jewish Christians intensified in Egypt.
- Probably dating from the beginning of the writing of Acts of the Apostles and the Gospel of Luke (shortly before 70).
Asia
- In India , late Hellenistic dynasties.
Africa
- Shipping Roman Septimus Flaccus in southern Egypt. It probably reached the Sudan.
- Ze-Hakel ( Zoscales in Greek), king of Axum.
- The Periplus of the sea Eritrea , the text of a Greek merchant of Egypt, describing the sea route from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Indus. It depicts the King of Axum Zoscales as a "man of the most greedy and too prone to accumulate wealth, but also very capable and well-versed in Greek letters." No doubt that sovereign extends its influence from the old Suakin to the entrance of the Red Sea. It sends caravans far beyond Lake Tana. Inscriptions show that his subjects have relations with Meroe, and the Nile with Egypt.
Astronomy
- For 48 days, astronomers Chinese observe the emergence of a new star in the sky ( guest star 70 ) in the direction of the current constellation of Leo. It was probably a nova.
Births in 70
Deaths in 70
- Civilis , leader Germanic.
- Heron of Alexandria , scholar (approximate date).
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