72
This article is about the year 72. For the number, see 72 (number). For other uses, see 72 (disambiguation).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 40s 50s 60s – 70s – 80s 90s 100s |
| Years: | 69 70 71 – 72 – 73 74 75 |
| 72 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 72 LXXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 825 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4822 |
| Bengali calendar | −521 |
| Berber calendar | 1022 |
| Buddhist calendar | 616 |
| Burmese calendar | −566 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5580–5581 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛未年 (Metal Goat) 2768 or 2708 — to — 壬申年 (Water Monkey) 2769 or 2709 |
| Coptic calendar | −212 – −211 |
| Discordian calendar | 1238 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 64–65 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3832–3833 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 128–129 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3173–3174 |
| Holocene calendar | 10072 |
| Iranian calendar | 550 BP – 549 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 567 BH – 566 BH |
| Julian calendar | 72 LXXII |
| Korean calendar | 2405 |
| Minguo calendar | 1840 before ROC 民前1840年 |
| Seleucid era | 383/384 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 614–615 |
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Year 72 (LXXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Vespasianus (or, less frequently, year 825 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 72 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Antiochus IV of Syria is deposed by emperor Vespasian.
- Vespasian and Titus are Roman Consuls.
- First Jewish-Roman War: The Roman army (Legio X Fretensis) under Lucilius Bassus lay siege to the Jewish garrison of Machaerus at the Dead Sea. After they capitulate the Zealots are allowed to leave the fortress, before it is destroyed.
- The Romans lay siege to Masada, a desert fortress held by Jewish victims of the Sicarii.
- Foundation of Flavia Neapolis (Nablus).
- Vespasian starts the building of the Colosseum; the amphitheatre is used for gladiatorial games and public spectacles, such as sea battles, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas of Classical mythology.
Births
- Julia Balbilla, poetess and princess from the Kingdom of Commagene