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| 69 |
| | | A rebellion in Spain prompts such chaos that Rome has four emperors within a year, after the suicide of Nero in 68 | |
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| 69 |
| | | Vespasian, proclaimed emperor by his troops in Alexandria, is the survivor among this year's four emperors | |
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| 70 |
| | | Titus recovers Jerusalem for Rome, after four years of Jewish rule | |
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| 70 |
| | | The complete destruction of the Jewish Temple follows the fall of Jerusalem to the Romans | |
|  | The Western Wall supporting the Temple built by Herod
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| 70 |
| | | The first yeshiva, established by Johanan ben Zakkai at Yavne, begins a strong tradition of Jewish scholarship in the Diaspora | |
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| 73 |
| | | The last of the Jewish insurgents are besieged in the stronghold of Masada, eventually killing each other to end their ordeal | |
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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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