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Events
Roman Empire
- September 70 : In the course of the suppression of the Jewish uprising , the Roman military leader and later Emperor Titus drives the Jews out of Jerusalem and destroys the Herodian Temple , only the western wall remains.
- The construction of the Colosseum is financed with the stolen gold treasure from the Temple of Jerusalem .
- 70: Suppression of an uprising by the Celtic-Germanic Treveri against the Romans (Moselle area).
- 70: Batavians beat the Romans at Bonn fort in the course of their uprising and destroy the Vetera legionary camp .
- April 15, 73 : The Jews defend the mountain fortress Masada on the Dead Sea against the Romans to the last man .
- June 24, 79 : Titus becomes Roman emperor .
Culture
- 75 : The latest known cuneiform text , an astronomical table, is written.
Natural disasters
- August 24, 79: Vesuvius erupts and destroys Pompeii and Herculaneum .
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