97
This article is about the year 97. For the number, see 97 (number). For other uses, see 97 (disambiguation).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 60s 70s 80s – 90s – 100s 110s 120s |
| Years: | 94 95 96 – 97 – 98 99 100 |
| 97 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 97 XCVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 850 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4847 |
| Bengali calendar | −496 |
| Berber calendar | 1047 |
| Buddhist calendar | 641 |
| Burmese calendar | −541 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5605–5606 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙申年 (Fire Monkey) 2793 or 2733 — to — 丁酉年 (Fire Rooster) 2794 or 2734 |
| Coptic calendar | −187 – −186 |
| Discordian calendar | 1263 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 89–90 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3857–3858 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 153–154 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 19–20 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3198–3199 |
| Holocene calendar | 10097 |
| Iranian calendar | 525 BP – 524 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 541 BH – 540 BH |
| Julian calendar | 97 XCVII |
| Korean calendar | 2430 |
| Minguo calendar | 1815 before ROC 民前1815年 |
| Seleucid era | 408/409 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 639–640 |
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Year 97 (XCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (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 Rufus (or, less frequently, year 850 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 97 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
- October 28 – Emperor Nerva recalls his general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus, age 44, from the German frontier and is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt him as his successor.
- Tacitus advances to consulship.
- The Roman colony of Cuicul is started in Numidia.
- Nerva recognizes the Sanhedrin of Jamnia as an official governmental body of the Jews, and the patriarch or nasi is designated as the representative of the Jewish people in Rome.
Asia
- Chinese general Ban Chao orders his lieutenant, Gan Ying, to establish regular relations with the Parthians.
By topic
Religion
- Pope Evaristus succeeds Pope Clement I as the fifth pope (according to Catholic tradition; none of the Popes until the mid second century is certain).
Births
Deaths
- Wang Chong, Chinese philosopher (b. 27)
- Empress Dou
- Saint Timothy (b. 17)