60s
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Millennia: | 1st millennium |
Centuries: | 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century |
Decades: | 30s 40s 50s - 60s - 70s 80s 90s |
Years: | 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 |
Categories: | Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments |
- Note: Sometimes the '60s is used as shorthand for the 1960s, the 1860s, or other such decades in various centuries
[edit] Events and Trends
- Rebellion in Roman Britain led by Boudica (60 or 61)
- Great fire of Rome, 64
- Great Jewish Revolt against Roman occupation begins (66–73)
- The suicide of Roman Emperor Nero leaves the throne vacant. Several candidates for the throne emerge resulting in a year of civil war known as the Year of the four emperors (68–69).
- Batavian rebellion in the Roman province of Germania Inferior (69–70).
- The Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke are being written.
[edit] Significant people
- Boudicca, rebellious British queen
- Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Roman general
- Julius Civilis, leader of the Batavian rebellion against the Romans