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Heads of State

Year of The Water Monkey壬申( at the beginning of the year metal sheep辛未)

Syria: 383/384 ( year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

• The Roman Emperor Vespasian founds the city of Flavia Neapolis in today's Nablus.
• Antiochus IV, King of Commagene Roman client state is removed from power, after he has been accused of Lucius Junius Caesennius Paetus, the Governor Syrias, of conspiring with the Parthians against the Romans.

Culture

• Under Vespasian the construction of the Colosseum in Rome begins. Financed the building with the loot from the Jewish War.

Died

• 72: Cluvius Rufus, Roman politician and historian ( * before 2 BC)
• 72: Thomas, apostle
• 72: Venutius, brit norman king