69
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| Centuries: | 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century |
| Decades: | 30s 40s 50s - 60s - 70s 80s 90s |
| Years: | 66 67 68 - 69 - 70 71 72 |
| 69 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 69 LXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 822 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1775 – -1774 |
| Berber calendar | 1019 |
| Buddhist calendar | 613 |
| Burmese calendar | -569 |
| Chinese calendar | 2705/2765-11-19 (戊辰年十一月十九日) — to —
2706/2766-11-29(己巳年十一月廿九日) |
| Coptic calendar | -215 – -214 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 61 – 62 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3829 – 3830 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 124 – 125 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3170 – 3171 |
| Holocene calendar | 10069 |
| Iranian calendar | 553 BP – 552 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 570 BH – 569 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2402 |
| Thai solar calendar | 612 |
Year 69 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Roman Empire
- The Year of the Four Emperors: After Nero's death, Galba, Otho and Vitellius all serve as emperor for a short time each before Vespasian takes over.
- January 15 — Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, and reigns for three months before committing suicide.
- First Jewish-Roman War — Vespasian lays siege to Jerusalem, which was captured by Titus Flavius Vespasianus after Vespasian became Emperor.
- April 14 — First Battle of Bedriacum: Vitellius defeats Otho's legions; Otho commits suicide.
- April 17 — After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor.
- October 24 — Second Battle of Bedriacum: Flavians under Antonius Primus defeat the Vitellians.
- December 21 — Vespasian becomes emperor.
- The Flavian dynasty starts.
- Batavian rebellion: The Batavians, under the leadership of Gaius Julius Civilis, revolt.
- Legio I Macriana liberatrix is disbanded.
[edit] Births
- Saint Polycarp of Smyrna
[edit] Deaths
- January — Locusta
- January 15 — Galba, Roman Emperor
- April 15 — Otho, Roman Emperor
- June 29 — Saint Peter, Apostle and First Bishop of Rome
- December 22 — Vitellius - (killed by the army of Vespasian)
