Biography 79
Year 79 was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full
calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
· June 23 - Titus succeeds his father Vespasian as Roman emperor.
· August 24 - Mount Vesuvius erupts, destroying Pompeii and Herculaneum.
· Roman Emperor Titus dedicates the famous Roman Colosseum.
· Gnaeus Julius Agricola enters Scotland but is resisted by the
Caledonians.
· To please the Senate, Titus exiles his Jewish mistress, Berenice of
Cilicia.
Asia
· In China, a commission of scholars canonizes the text of works of
Confucius and his school.
Births
· Emperor He of Han
· Ma Rong
Deaths
· June 23 ? Roman emperor Vespasian
· August 24 ? Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and scientist (killed by
Vesuvius eruption
