AD 80

AD 80 (LXXX) was a leap year starting on Saturday (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 Domitianus (or, less frequently, year 833 Ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 80 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.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century BC 1st century 2nd century
Decades:	60s 70s 80s 90s 100s
Years:	77 78 79 AD 80 81 82 83

AD 80 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	AD 80 LXXX
Ab urbe condita	833
Assyrian calendar	4830
Balinese saka calendar	1–2
Bengali calendar	−513
Berber calendar	1030
Buddhist calendar	624
Burmese calendar	−558
Byzantine calendar	5588–5589
Chinese calendar	己卯年 (Earth Rabbit) 2776 or 2716     — to — 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 2777 or 2717
Coptic calendar	−204 – −203
Discordian calendar	1246
Ethiopian calendar	72–73
Hebrew calendar	3840–3841
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	136–137
- Shaka Samvat	1–2
- Kali Yuga	3180–3181
Holocene calendar	10080
Iranian calendar	542 BP – 541 BP
Islamic calendar	559 BH – 558 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	AD 80 LXXX
Korean calendar	2413
Minguo calendar	1832 before ROC 民前1832年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1388
Seleucid era	391/392 AG
Thai solar calendar	622–623
Tibetan calendar	阴土兔年 (female Earth-Rabbit) 206 or −175 or −947     — to — 阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 207 or −174 or −946

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Events

Roman Empire

• Emperor Titus completes and inaugurates the Colosseum with 100 days of games.
• The earliest stage of Lullingstone Roman villa is built.
• The Roman occupation of Britain reaches the River Tyne–Solway Firth frontier area. Gnaeus Julius Agricola creates a fleet for the conquest of Caledonia; he finally proves that Britannia is an island.
• Legio II Adiutrix is stationed at Lindum Colonia (modern Lincoln). The city is an important settlement for retired Roman legionaries.
• The original Roman Pantheon is destroyed in a fire, along with many other buildings.
• The Eifel Aqueduct is constructed to bring water 95 km (59 mi) from the Eifel region to Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensum (modern Cologne).
• An epidemic afflicts Rome.[1]

Asia

• Some 30,000 Asian tribesmen migrate from the steppes to the west with 40,000 horses and 100,000 cattle, joining with Iranian tribesmen and with Mongols from the Siberian forests to form a group that will be known in Europe as the Huns.
• King Pasa becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla.[2]

Art and Science

• The aeolipile, the first steam engine, is described by Hero of Alexandria.

Religion

• The Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles are written (approximate date).

Births

• Aspasius, Greek philosopher and writer (approximate date)
• Aśvaghoṣa, Indian philosopher and poet (d. c. 150)[3]
• Yin, Chinese empress of the Han Dynasty (d. 103)

Deaths

• Kujula Kadphises, Kushan prince (approximate date)
• Lucius Vipstanus Messalla, Roman politician
• Philip the Apostle, Roman bishop and martyr
• Talhae of Silla, Korean ruler of Silla[2]
• Vologases II, king of the Parthian Empire
• Zhao Xi, Chinese politician (b. AD 4)

References

1. Ronald Syme, Some Arval brethren (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1980), pp. 20f
2. "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
3. "Ashvaghosha - Indian philosopher and poet". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved November 27, 2017.