What happened in 78?
2 recorded events in 78, including 2 in people.
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People 2
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Zhang Heng born
Born in Nanyang. Chinese scientist and statesman (78–139).
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Kanishka born
Born in Peshawar. The fourth and greatest Kushan emperor (127–150).
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 78.
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Polemon II of Pontus died
King of Pontus
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Aulus Marius Celsus died
1st century Roman senator, military officer and governor
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Lucius Annaeus Florus born
Born in Africa. 2nd century Roman historian and poet.
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Hero of Alexandria died
Ancient Greek mathematician and engineer
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Helvidius Priscus died
Roman philosopher and statesman
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Asconius Pedianus died
Roman historian (BC 9 - AD 76)
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Hadrian born
Born in Italica. 14th Roman Emperor (117–138).
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Eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius erupts, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash.
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Vespasian died
Ninth Roman Emperor and founder of the Flavian dynasty (69–79)
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Linus died
2nd Pope of the Catholic Church
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Kujula Kadphises died
Founder of the Kushan empire (30–80)
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Lucius Annaeus Cornutus died
1st century AD Roman Stoic philosopher
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