Editing AD 79 (section)

== Events ==

=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* [[Vespasian|Vespasianus Augustus]] and [[Titus|Titus Caesar Vespasianus]] become [[Roman Consul]]s.
* [[June 23]] &ndash; Emperor Vespasian dies of fever from [[diarrhea]]; his last words on his deathbed are: "I think I'm turning into a god." Titus succeeds his father as Roman emperor. Titus' [[Jewish]] mistress, [[Berenice (daughter of Herod Agrippa)|Berenice]], comes to join him in [[Rome]], but he exiles her to please the [[Roman Senate|Senate]].
* [[August 24]] &ndash; [[Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79|Eruption of Mount Vesuvius]]: [[Mount Vesuvius]] erupts, destroying [[Pompeii]], [[Herculaneum]], [[Stabiae]], and [[Oplontis]]. The [[Roman navy]] (based at [[Misenum]]), commanded by [[Pliny the Elder]], evacuates refugees. Pliny dies after inhaling [[volcanic ash|volcanic fumes]].<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|title=Pompeii: Vesuvius eruption may have been later than thought|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45874858|work=[[BBC News]]|date=2018-10-16|access-date=2018-10-16}}</ref>
* [[Roman conquest of Britain]]: [[Gnaeus Julius Agricola]] campaigns in [[Roman Britain|Britain]]:
** [[Chester]] is founded as a ''[[castra|castrum]]'' or Roman fort with the name [[Deva Victrix]]. The fortress is built by [[Legio II Adiutrix]] and contains [[barracks]], [[Granary|granaries]], military [[Thermae|baths]] and headquarters.
** [[Mamucium]] (the first [[Manchester]]) is founded as a frontier fort and settlement in the North West of England, a distance to the north of Chester.
** Agricola enters [[Caledonia]] (modern-day Scotland) but is resisted by the natives.

==== China ====
* A commission of scholars canonizes the text of works of [[Confucius]] and his school.
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