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'''AD 76''' ('''[[Roman numerals|LXXVI]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Monday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the [[Consulship]] of Titus and Vespasianus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 829 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination AD 76 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 ====
* Emperors [[Vespasian|Vespasianus Augustus]] and [[Titus|Titus Caesar Vespasianus]] become [[Roman Consul]]s.
* Governor [[Sextus Julius Frontinus]] subdues the [[Silures]] and other hostile tribes of [[Wales]], establishing a [[castra|fortress]] at [[Caerleon]] or [[Isca Augusta]] for [[Legio II Augusta|Legio II ''Augusta'']], and makes a network of smaller forts for his [[auxiliaries (Roman military)|auxiliary]] forces.

==== China ====
* First year of ''Jianchu'' era of the Chinese [[Han dynasty]]. <sup>(Clarification needed as to the meaning of this)</sup>

=== By topic ===
==== Art and Science ====
* Chinese historian [[Ban Gu]] develops a theory of the origins of the universe.

==== Religion ====
* [[Pope Anacletus I]] succeeds [[Pope Linus]] as the third pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (according to the official [[List of popes|Vatican]] list).

== Births ==
* [[January 24]] &ndash; [[Hadrian]], Roman emperor (d. [[AD 138|138]])<ref name=leglay>{{cite book | title=A History of Rome | edition=Second | first1=Marcel | last1=LeGlay | first2=Jean-Louis | last2=Voisin | first3=Yann | last3=Le Bohec | page=278 | publisher=Blackwell | place=Malden, Massachusetts | year=2001 | isbn=0-631-21858-0}}</ref>

== Deaths ==
* [[Pope Linus|Linus]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (approximate date)
* [[Marcus Vettius Bolanus]], Roman politician and governor (b. [[33 AD]])
* [[Nicanor the Deacon]], Greek missionary and martyr
* [[Asconius Pedianus|Quintus Asconius Pedianus]], Roman historian (b. [[9 BC]])

== References ==
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