78
This article is about the year 78. For the number, see 78 (number). For other uses, see 78 (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: | 75 76 77 – 78 – 79 80 81 |
| 78 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 78 LXXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 831 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4828 |
| Bengali calendar | −515 |
| Berber calendar | 1028 |
| Buddhist calendar | 622 |
| Burmese calendar | −560 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5586–5587 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁丑年 (Fire Ox) 2774 or 2714 — to — 戊寅年 (Earth Tiger) 2775 or 2715 |
| Coptic calendar | −206 – −205 |
| Discordian calendar | 1244 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 70–71 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3838–3839 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 134–135 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 0–1 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3179–3180 |
| Holocene calendar | 10078 |
| Iranian calendar | 544 BP – 543 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 561 BH – 560 BH |
| Julian calendar | 78 LXXVIII |
| Korean calendar | 2411 |
| Minguo calendar | 1834 before ROC 民前1834年 |
| Seleucid era | 389/390 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 620–621 |
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Year 78 (LXXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Novius and Commodus (or, less frequently, year 831 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 78 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
- Romans conquer the Ordovices, located in present-day northern Wales, as well as the Silures.
- Gnaeus Julius Agricola replaces Sextus Julius Frontinus as governor of Roman Britain which leads to the eventual taming of the Welsh tribes of Britain.
Asia
- Indian Prince Aji Caka introduces the Sanskrit language and Pallawa script, used to inscribe Javanese words and phrases, to the Indonesian islands.
- Emperor Kadphises of the Kushan Empire sends a delegation to Rome for seeking support against the Parthians.
- This is the base year (year zero) of the Saka era used by some Hindu calendars, the Indian national calendar, and the Cambodian Buddhist calendar. It begins near the vernal equinox for the civil solar calendar, but begins opposite the star Spica for the traditional solar calendar.
- Kanishka reigns over the Tocharian Empire of Kusana (Afghanistan and Northern India). He is a renowned conqueror and wise administrator.
- Pacorus II is king of Parthia (78–115).
By topic
Philosophy
- The philosopher Wang Chong (Wang-Tchoung) claims all phenomena have material causes.
Births
- Zhang Heng, Chinese mathematician, astronomer, inventor, poet, artist, scholar, geographer, and statesman (d. 139)
- Liu Qing, Chinese prince of the Han Dynasty (d. 106)
- Wang Fu (d. 163)
Deaths
- Vologases I of Parthia, ruler of the Parthian Empire