Editing AD 88

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'''AD 88''' ('''[[Roman numerals|LXXXVIII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the [[Roman consul|Consulship]] of [[Domitian|Augustus]] and [[Lucius Minicius Rufus|Rufus]]''' (or, less frequently, '''year 841 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination AD 88 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.

== Events ==

=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* Two Egyptian [[obelisk]]s are erected in [[Benevento]] in front of the Temple of [[Isis]], in honour of Emperor [[Domitian]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.getty.edu/publications/egypt-classical-world/07/ |title="To Isis the Great, Lady of Benevento": Privately Dedicated Egyptian Obelisks in Imperial Rome and the Twin Obelisks of Benevento Reedited |first=Luigi |last=Prada |location=Uppsala University |website=Getty |year=2022}}</ref>
* [[Quintilian]] retires from teaching and from pleading,<ref name=Reid1911>{{cite EB1911 |last=Reid |first=James Smith |wstitle=Quintilian |volume=22 |p=761}}</ref> to compose his great work on the training of the orator (''Institutio Oratoria'').
* The [[Domitian's Dacian War|First Dacian War]] ends: [[Decebalus]] becomes a [[client state|client king]] of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]], he receives money, [[artisan|craftsmen]] and [[siege engine|war machines]] to protect the borders ([[Limes (Roman Empire)|limes]]) of the [[Roman Empire]].

==== Asia ====
* Emperor [[Emperor Zhang of Han|Han Zhangdi]] dies at age 31 after a 13-year reign in which Chinese military forces have become powerful enough to march against tribes who threaten their northern and western borders. Having used intrigue as well as armed might to achieve his ends, Zhangdi and his General [[Ban Chao]] have reestablished Chinese influence in [[Inner Asia]], but court [[eunuch]]s have increased their power during the emperor's reign. Zhangdi is succeeded by his 9-year-old son Zhao, who will reign until [[AD 105|105]] as emperor [[Emperor He of Han|Han Hedi]], but he will be a virtual pawn of [[Empress Dou (Zhang)|Empress Dou]] (adoptive mother) and scheming courtiers who will effectively rule the [[Early Imperial China|Chinese Empire]]. 
* Last year (4th) of ''yuanhe'' era and start of ''zhanghe'' era of the Chinese [[Eastern Han dynasty]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Pope Clement I]] succeeds [[Pope Anacletus|Pope Anacletus I]] as the fourth [[pope]].
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== Deaths ==
* [[Dou Gu]], Chinese general of the [[Han dynasty]]
* [[Gaius Vettulenus Civica Cerealis]], Roman politician  
* [[Emperor Zhang of Han|Han Zhangdi]], Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty (b. [[AD 57]])

== References ==
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