73
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| Centuries: | 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century |
| Decades: | 40s 50s 60s - 70s - 80s 90s 100s |
| Years: | 70 71 72 - 73 - 74 75 76 |
This article is about the year 73. For other uses, see 73 (number).
| 73 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 73 LXXIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 826 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1771 – -1770 |
| Buddhist calendar | 617 |
| Chinese calendar | 2709/2769-12-4 (壬申年十二月初四日) — to —
2710/2770-11-13(癸酉年十一月十三日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 65 – 66 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3833 – 3834 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 128 – 129 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3174 – 3175 |
| Holocene calendar | 10073 |
| Iranian calendar | 549 BP – 548 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 566 BH – 565 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 733 (皇紀733年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 10073 |
| Julian calendar | 118 |
| Korean calendar | 2406 |
| Thai solar calendar | 616 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Roman Empire
- The Romans capture Masada, one of the last battles of the First Jewish-Roman War. Surviving defenders commit mass suicide when defeat becomes imminent.
- Pliny the Elder serves as procurator in Hispania Tarraconensis.
- Domitian is a Roman Consul.
- Vespasian begins conquest of territory east of the upper Rhine and south of the Main. In addition he reorganizes the defenses of the upper and lower Danube.
[edit] Asia
- Start of the second Han Wars in Battle of Yiwulu.
- Ban Chao (Pan-Tch’ao), competing with the Xiongnu, imposes a Chinese protectorate on the kings of Lop Nor and Khotan in the Tarim basin, with the aim of controlling the silk trade.
