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'''AD 96''' ('''[[Roman numerals|XCVI]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the [[Roman consul|Consulship]] of Valens and Vetus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 849 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination AD 96 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. | '''AD 96''' ('''[[Roman numerals|XCVI]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the [[Roman consul|Consulship]] of Valens and Vetus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 849 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination AD 96 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. | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:32, 27 October 2025
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Year nav Template:M1YearInTopic (no calendar) Script error: No such module "Year in various calendars". AD 96 (XCVI) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valens and Vetus (or, less frequently, year 849 Ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 96 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
- September 18 – Emperor Domitian is stabbed to death by a freedman at the age 44 after a 15-year reign, in a palace conspiracy involving officers of the Praetorian Guard. The Flavian Dynasty ends.
- Nerva is declared emperor by the Roman Senate as the new ruler of the Roman Empire. He recalls citizens exiled by Domitian; this is the beginning of the Era of the Five Good Emperors. The Antonines Dynasty starts.
- Marcus Ulpius Traianus becomes governor of Upper Germany.
- The Arch of Titus is completed in Rome.
By topic
Art and Science
Religion
- The Book of Revelation is written (approximate date).
- A schism in Buddhism creates a new, popular religion in India, Mahâyâna ("Great Vehicle").
Births
- Lucius Minicius Natalis Quadronius Verus, Roman statesman
Deaths
- September 18 – Domitian, Roman emperor (b. AD 51)[1]
- Gaius Manlius Valens, Roman senator and consul (b. AD 6)
- Publius Papinius Statius, Roman poet (approximate date)
References
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".