Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century
Decades: 0s BC - 0s - 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s
Years: 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83
78 - Events.
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.
Indian Prince Aji Caka introduces Sanskrit language and Pallawa script, used to inscr ...
The Seleucid Empire was one of several political states founded after the death of Alexander the Great, whose generals squabbled over the division of Alexander's empire.
There were over 30 kings of the Seleucid dynasty from 323 to 60 BC.
Seleucid Empire - The partition of Alexander's empire 323-281 BC.
Alexander the Great had conquered the Persian Empire within a short time-frame and died young, leaving an expansive empire of partly Hellenized culture without adult heir. Therefore his generals ...
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12, 1925) is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who played almost his entire career for the New York Yankees. He is one of only four players to be named the Most Valuable Player of the American League three times, and one of only six managers to lead both American and National League teams to the World Series. He currently lives in Montclair, New Jersey.
Born in a primarily Italian neighborhood of St. Louis called "The Hill", Berra was the son of immigrants and originally ...
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600.
See also: 16th century in literature
16th century - Events.
1501: Safavid dynasty rules Iran until 1736.
1503: Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1509: The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.
1514: The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into ...
The British Empire was the world's first global power and the largest empire in history. It was a product of the European Age of Discovery that began with the global maritime empires of Portugal and Spain in the late 15th century. By 1921 the British Empire held sway over a population of about 470–570 million people—roughly a quarter of the world's population—and covered about 14.3 million square miles (more than 37 million km²), almost a third of the world's total land area. Though it has since almost completely disappeared, t ...
The Cumaean Sibyl was the priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Cumae, a Greek colony located near Naples, Italy.
The word Sibyl comes (via Latin) from the ancient Greek word sibylla, meaning prophetess. There were many Sibyls in the ancient world, but because of the importance of the Cumaean Sibyl in the legends of early Rome, she became one of the most noted and famous, often simply referred to as The Sibyl.
In the art of Michelangelo (shown to the right) and other painters, her powerful presence overshadows every other Sibyl, even her younger an ...
Patent claims are usually in the form of a series of numbered expressions following the description of the invention in a patent or patent application, and define, in technical terms, the extent of the protection conferred by a patent or by a patent application, when applicable. They are of the utmost importance both in examination proceedings and in litigation, for instance during infringement actions.
There are two basic types of claims:
the independent claims, which stand on their own, and
the Including:
The Republic of Chile (Spanish: República de Chile ▶ (help·info)) is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It shares borders with Argentina to the east, Bolivia to the northeast and Peru to the north. It is one of only two countries in South America that does not share a border with Brazil, the other being Ecuador.
Chile - Origin of the name.
There are v ...
The Republic of Bolivia is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west.
Bolivia - History.
Main article: History of Bolivia
Bolivia - Pre-colonial period.
The Andean region probably has been inhabited for some 5,000 years. Beginning about the 2nd century B.C., the Tiwanaku culture developed at the southern end of Lake Titicaca. This culture, center ...
Andrea del Verrocchio (c.1435-1488) was an influential Florentine sculptor, goldsmith and painter who worked at the court of Lorenzo de Medici. His pupils included Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli, but he also influenced Michelangelo. He worked in the serenely classic style of the Early-High Renaissance.
He was born in Florence in 1435 and died in Venice in 1488. His family name was Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni, but appropriated the name of his m ...
A drought or an extreme dry periodic climate is an extended period where water availability falls below the statistical requirements for a region. Drought is not a purely physical phenomenon, but instead is an interplay between natural water availability and human demands for water supply.
Drought - Meanings.
The precise definition of drought is made complex due to political considerations, but there are generally three types of conditions that are referred to as drought.
Meteorologic ...
Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century
Decades: 0s BC - 0s - 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s
Years: 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
79 - Events.
June 23 - Titus succeeds his father Vespasian as Roman emperor.
August 24, beginning of eruption of Mount Vesuvius which destroys Pompeii and Herculaneum
Roman Emperor Titus dedicates the famous Roman Colosseum.
Gnaeus Julius Agricola enters Scotland but ...
Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century
Decades: 0s BC - 0s - 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s
Years: 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
81 - Events.
Domitian succeeds his brother Titus Flavius as emperor of the Roman Empire.
The Arch of Titus is constructed.
Pliny the Younger was flamen Divi Augusti (priest in the cult of the Emperor).
81 - Births.
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80 (eighty) is the natural number following 79 and preceding 81.
<< 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 >>
List of numbers -- Integers
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 >>
80 number - In mathematics.
80 is a Harshad number
80 number - In astronomy.
Messier object M80, a magnitude 8.5 globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius
The New ...
Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century
Decades: 0s BC - 0s - 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s
Years: 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93
88 - Events.
Pope Clement I succeeded Pope Anacletus I
Han Hedi succeeded Han Zhangdi as emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
Two Egyptian obelisks erected in Benevento in front of the temple of Isis in honour of Domitian.
Quintilian retired from teaching and from plea ...
Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century
Decades: 0s BC - 0s - 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s
Years: 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87
82 - Events.
Roman emperor Domitian is also a Roman Consul.
Dio Chrysostom is banished from Rome, Italy, and Bithynia after advising one of the Emperor's conspiring relatives.
Domitian levvies Legio I Minervia.
82 - Births.
Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century
Decades: 0s BC - 0s - 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s
Years: 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85
80 - Events in 80 AD.
The Emperor Titus inaugurates the Flavian Amphitheatre with 100 days of games.
The earliest stage of Lullingstone Roman villa is built. (approximate date)
The Roman occupation of Britain reaches the River Tyne-Solway Firth frontier area. (approximate date ...
Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century
Decades: 0s BC - 0s - 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s
Years: 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92
87 - Events.
Last year (4th) of yuanhe era and start of zhanghe era of the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty.
Decebalus becomes king of Dacia.
87 - Births.
87 - Deaths.
Category: Including:
Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century
Decades: 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC - 30s BC - 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s 10s
Years: 39 BC 38 BC 37 BC 36 BC 35 BC 34 BC 33 BC 32 BC 31 BC 30 BC
30s BC - Events and trends.
Octavian defeats Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt at the Battle of Actium (September 2, 31 BC). On August, 30 BC the victor captures Alexandria. Marcus Antonius and Cleopatra suicide and her son and co-ruler Ptolemy XV Caesarion is execu ...
Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century
Decades: 0s BC - 0s - 10s - 20s - 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s
Years: 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
85 - Events.
Dacians under Decebalus engaged in two wars against the Romans from this year to AD 89.
Domitian repulsed a Dacian invasion of Moesia
Jealous of Gnaeus Julius Agricola's success in Britain, Domitian recalled and subsequently poisoned the general.
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