79
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- This article is about the year. For other uses, see 79 (number).
Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century
Decades: 0s BC - 0s - 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s
Years: 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
Events
- June 23 - Titus succeeds his father Vespasian as Roman emperor.
- August 24, beginning of eruption of Mount Vesuvius which destroys Pompeii and Herculaneum
- Roman Emperor Titus dedicates the famous Roman Colosseum.
- Gnaeus Julius Agricola enters Scotland but is resisted by the Caledonians.
Births
Deaths
- June 23 - Roman emperor Vespasian
- August 24 - Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and scientist (killed by Vesuvius eruption)
- September 23 - Pope Linus
- Caesius Bassus, Roman poet (killed by Vesuvius eruption)
