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| c. 75 |
| | | Hero, a Greek scientist in Alexandria, devises various forms of steam engine | |
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| c. 75 |
| | | The Acts of the Apostles are written, probably by Luke – the evangelist and companion of Paul on his final journey to Rome | |
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| c. 75 |
| | | The dioptra, developed by Hero of Alexandria for surveying land, is an early form of theodolite | |
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| 77 |
| | | Agricola, appointed Roman governor of Britain in AD 77, establishes Chester as a stronghold from which to control the Welsh tribes | |
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| 79 |
| | | Titus becomes emperor on the death of his father, Vespasian, and begins a brief two-year reign of lavish public generosity | |
|  | Arch of Titus, Rome
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| 79 |
| | | A sudden eruption of Vesuvius buries the town of Pompeii in volcanic ash, in places twelve feet deep | |
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| c. 80 |
| | | The earliest of the Christian gospels, that of St Mark, is written down - possibly in Asia Minor or Syria | |
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| 80 |
| | | The Colosseum is inaugurated by the emperor Titus with games lasting 100 days, in which some 9000 large animals are killed | |
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| 81 |
| | | Dying after a reign of only two years, Titus is succeeded on the imperial throne by his brother, Domitian | |
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| 83 |
| | | Agricola defeats the tribes of Scotland at an unidentified place called Mons Graupius, probably almost as far north as Aberdeen | |
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