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Rh isrn CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES OF 71 tB 76 77 78 79 80 Insurrection in Batavia and Gaul headed by Civilis ; it commenced in the preceding year before the capture of Cremona, It is put down in this year by Cerialis. Coss. Imp. T. Fhivius Vespasianus Aug. III. M. Cocceius Nerva {postea Imp. Caes. Aug.) Ex.KaLMart. T. Caesar Domitianus. Cn. Pedius Castus. C. Valerius Festus. Vespasiani 3. — Titus returns to Italy. Triumph of Vespasian and Titus. The temple of Janus closed. Coss. Imp. T. Flavius Vespasianus Aug. IV. T. Caesar Vespasianus II. Vespasiani 4. — Commagene is reduced to a province. Coss. T. Caesar Domitianus II. M. Valerius Messalinus. Vespasiani 5. Coss. Imp. T. Flavius Vespasianus Aug. Ti. Caesar Vespasianus III. Abd. Ex.Kal.Jul. T. Caes. Domitianus III. Censs. Imp. T. Flavius Vespasianus August. T. Caesar Vespasianus. Vespasiani 6. — Censors appointed for the last time. The dialogue De Oratorihus is written in the 6th of Vespasian. Coss. Imp. T. Flavius Vespasianus Aug. VI. T. Caesar Vespasianus IV. Ex.Kcd.Jul. T. Caes. Domitianus IV. M . Licin. Mucianus III. Vespasiani 7. — Temple of Peace completed. Coss. Imp. T. Flavius Vespasianus Aug. VII. T. Caesar Vespasianus V. Ex.Kal.Jul. T. Caes. Domitianus V. (T. Plautius Silvanus Aelianus II.) Vespasiani 8. — Birth of Hadrian. Coss. Imp. T. Flavius Vespasianus Aug. VIII. T. Caesar Vespasianus VI. Ex. Kcd. Jul. T. Caes. Domitianus VI. Cn. Julius Agricola. Vespasiani 9. — Pliny dedicates his Historia Naturalis to Titus, when consul for the sixth time. Coss. L. Ceionius Commodus. D. Novius Priscus. • siani 10. — Agricola takes the command in Britain : he subdues the Ordovices and takes the island of Mona. Coss. Imp. T. Flavius Vespasianus Aug. IX. T. Caesar Vespasianus VII. Death of Vespasian (aet. 69) June 23rd. Titus emperor (aet. 38). Second campaign of Agricola in Britain. Einiption of Ve- suvius on August 24th, and destruction of Herculaneum and Pompeii. Death of the elder Pliny (aet. 56) in the eruption of Vesuvius. The younger Pliny was now 18. Coss. Imp. Titus Caes. Vespasian. Aug. VIII. T. Caesar Domitianus VII. Suf. L. Aelius Plautius Lamia. Q. Pactumeius Fronto. Suf. M. Tillius (Tittius) Frugi. T. Vinicius Julianus. Ttti 2. — Great fire at Rome. Completion of the Amphitheatre (Colosseum) and 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 Baths commenced by Vespasian: Titus exhibits games on the occa&.*on for 100 days. Third campaign of Agricola in Bri- tain : he advances as far as the Frith of Tay. Coss. L. Flavius Silva Nonius Bassus. Asinius Pollio Verixicosus. Ex.Kal.Mai. L. VettiusPaullus. T. Junius Montanus. Death of Titus (aet. 40) on September 13lh. DoMiTiAN emperor (aet. 30). Fourth cam- paign of Agricola in Britain. Coss. Imp. Caes. Domitianus August. VIII. T. Flavius Sabinus. Domitiani 2. — The Capitol restored. Fifth campaign of Agricola in Britain. Coss. Imp. Caesar Domitianus Augustus IX. (J. Petilius Rufus II. Domitiani 3. — Expedition of Domitian against the Catti. Sixth campaign of Agricola in Britain : he defeats the Cale- donians. Coss. Imp. Caesar Domitianus Augustus X. Ap. Junius Sabinus. Domitiani 4. — Domitian returns to Rome and triumphs ; he assumes the title of Germanicus, and receives ten consulships and the censorship for life. Seventh cam- paign of Agricola in Britain: he defeats Galgacus. Coss. Imp. Caesar Domitianus Augustus XI. T. Aurelius Fulvus. Domitiani 5. — Agricola recalled to Rome. Coss. Imp. Caes. Domitianus Augustus XII. Ser. Cornelius Dolabella Petronianus. Suf. C. Secius Campanus. Domitiani 6. — The Daciaris under Dece- balus make war upon the Romans. Birth of Antoninub Pius. Coss. Imp. Caes. Domitianus Augustus XIII. A. Volusius Saturninus. Domitiani 7. Coss. Imp. Caes. Domitianus Augustus XIV. L. Minucius Rufus. Domitiani 8.— rThe Ludi Saeculares cele- brated. Tacitus praetor. Coss. T. Aurelius Fulvus II. A. Sempronius Atratinus. Domitiani 9. Quintilian teaches at Rome. Tacitus leaves Rome four years before the death of Agricola. See a. d. 93. Coss. Imp. Caesar Domitianus Augustus XV. M. Cocceius Nerva II. Domitiani 10. — The philosophers expelled from Rome. Domitian defeated by tiie Quadi and Marromanni. He purchases a peace of Decebalus. Pliny (aet. 29) praetor. Coss. M'. Acilius Glabrio. M. Ulpius Trajanus (postea Imp. Caes. Aug.) Suf. Q. Valerius Vegetus. P. Met(ilius Secundus). Domitiani II. Domitian celebrates a tri- umph on account of his pretended victory over the Dacians. Insurrection of L. An- tonius in Germany, who is defeated by the generals of Domitian.