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'''AD 68''' ('''[[Roman numerals|LXVIII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the [[Consulship]] of [[Silius Italicus]] and [[Publius Galerius Trachalus|Trachalus]]''', or the start of the [[Year of the Four Emperors]] (or, less frequently, '''year 821 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination AD 68 for this year has been used since the early [[medieval period]], when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. These are now used throughout the world.

== Events ==

=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
*Final year that [[Tacitus]] records ''[[Annals (Tacitus)|Annals]]'', a [[recorded history|written history]] of the [[Roman Empire]].
*[[Lucius Clodius Macer]] revolts against the reign of Nero.
*The Senate declares Nero as [[persona non grata]].
*[[June 9]] &ndash; Emperor [[Nero]] commits [[suicide]] four miles outside [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]. He is deserted by the [[Praetorian Guard]], and then stabs himself in the [[throat]].
*[[June 9]] &ndash; The [[Roman Senate]] accepts [[Galba|Servius Sulpicius Galba]], as Roman Emperor.
*[[Legio I Macriana liberatrix|Legio I ''Macriana liberatrix'']] and [[Legio I Adiutrix|Legio I ''Adiutrix'']] are created.
*Marcus Ulpius Trajanus, father of [[Trajan]], becomes [[consul]].
*Trajan moves to [[Beit She'an|Scythopolis]] and crosses the [[Jordan River]] with [[Legio X Fretensis]]. He lays siege to [[Jericho]] and destroys the [[monastery]] of [[Qumran]], where the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]] are originated.
*Winter &ndash; [[Titus]] sets up camp at Jericho and the Romans cut off escape routes toward [[Jerusalem]].
*[[Venutius]] successfully deposes his wife [[Cartimandua]] and becomes the ruler of the [[Brigantes]].

==== Asia ====
* Kingdom of [[Funan]] is established in the [[Mekong Delta]] comprising present-day Cambodia, Southern Vietnam, Southern Thailand and Eastern Thailand, the first known civilization in [[Southeast Asia]]. The capital city is [[Vyadhapura]] or modern-day [[Ba Phnum District]] in [[Cambodia]].
* King Dodu of [[Galsa Buyeo]] offered the country to [[Taejodae of Goguryeo]], Galsa Buyeo was destroyed by [[Goguryeo]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Buddhism]] officially arrives in China with the building of the [[White Horse Temple]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Leffman |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dA_QbQiZkB4C&pg=PA307 |title=Rough Guide to China |author2=Simon Lewis |author3=Jeremy Atiya |publisher=Rough Guides |year=2003 |isbn=1-84353-019-8 |page=307}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bao |first=Yuheng |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LpRQAAAAMAAJ&q=white+horse+temple+china |title=Buddhist Art and Architecture of China |author2=Qing Tian |author3=Letitia Lane |publisher=Edwin Mellen Press |year=2004 |isbn=0-7734-6316-X |pages=84, 172}}</ref>
* Apostles [[Saint Peter|Peter]] and [[Paul the Apostle|Paul]] are martyred in [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] (latest possible date).
* [[Ignatius of Antioch]] becomes the third bishop of [[Antioch]].
* The [[Essenes]] place the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]] in the caves at [[Qumran]].
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== Births ==
* [[July 4]] &ndash; [[Salonia Matidia]], niece of [[Trajan]] (d. [[AD 119]])
* [[Scorpus|Flavius Scorpus]], Roman charioteer (approximate date)
* [[Gaius Bruttius Praesens Lucius Fulvius Rusticus|Gaius Bruttius Praesens]], Roman consul (d. [[AD 140]])

== Deaths ==
* [[April 25]] &ndash; [[Mark the Evangelist]], pope of [[Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Alexandria]]
* [[June 9]] &ndash; [[Nero]], Roman emperor (suicide) (b. [[AD 37]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Nero {{!}} Biography, Claudius, Rome, Burning, Fate, Accomplishments, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nero-Roman-emperor |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=4 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Ananus ben Ananus]], Jewish high priest of [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Israel]]
* [[Basilissa and Anastasia]], Christian martyrs (beheaded)
* [[Gaius Julius Vindex]], Roman governor (suicide)
* [[Lucius Clodius Macer]], Roman general (murdered)
* [[Nymphidius Sabinus]], Roman praetorian prefect
* [[Onesimus]], bishop of [[List of Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople|Byzantium]] (approximate date)
* [[Publius Petronius Turpilianus]], Roman consul (suicide)
* [[Tiberius Julius Mithridates]], Roman client king

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