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Year of the Metal horse庚午(at the beginning of Earth Snake己巳)
Syria: 381/382 ( year in October )
Events
Politics and World Affairs
Roman Empire
- March: In the wake of the Jewish War the Roman general Titus begins on the day of Passover with the siege of Jerusalem. According to Flavius Josephus hold at this time, around three million people in the city.
- Mid-June: The attack on the city can be averted for the time being by the defenders.
- July: First parts of the city to be conquered.
- August 30, Jerusalem was conquered by the Romans.
- September: Titus sells the Jews from Jerusalem and destroyed the Herodian Tempel.In reminder of the Arch of Titus in Rome is donated.
- Suppression of a revolt of the Celtic- Germanic Treverians against the Romans ( Moselle ).
- The Batavian beat the Romans at the Castle Bonn and destroy the legion camp Vetera. Nevertheless, the Bataveraufstand is dejected after a year.
China
- Chinese ships have arrived in the Red Sea.
Born
- 70: Menelaus, mathematician († 140 )
- 70: Suetonius, Roman writer († 135 )
Died
- Suinin, 11th emperor of Japan (* 69 BC)
- Lucius Calpurnius Piso, Roman politician
- Gaius Fonteius Agrippa, Roman politician ( * before 15)
- Jesus ben Ananias, a Jewish prophet
- 70: Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella, Roman writer