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28 October
Events Pre-1600 * 97 – Roman emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor. * 306 – Maxentius is proclaimed Roman emperor. * 312 – Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman emperor in the West. * 969 – The Byzantine Empire recovers Antioch from Arab rule. * 1344 – The lower town of Smyrna is captured by Crusaders in response to Aydınid piracy. *1420 – Beijing is officially designated the capital of the Ming dynasty when the Forbidden City is completed. *1449 – Christian I is crowned king of Denmark. *1453 – Ladislaus the Posthumous is crowned king of Bohemia in Prague. *1492 – Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba on his first voyage to the New World, surmising that it is Japan. *1516 – Second Ottoman–Mamluk War: Mamluks fail to stop the Ottoman advance towards Egypt at the Battle of Yaunis Khan. *1520 – Ferdinand Magellan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AD 97
AD 97 (Roman numerals, XCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Roman consul, Consulship of Nerva, Augustus and Lucius Verginius Rufus, Rufus (or, less frequently, year 850 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination AD 97 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 * October 28 – Emperor Nerva recalls his general Trajan, Marcus Ulpius Trajanus, age 44, from the Limes Germanicus, German frontier and is forced by the Praetorian Guard to Adoption in ancient Rome, adopt him as his successor. * Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Tacitus advances to consulship. * The Roman colony of Cuicul is started in Numidia. * Gloucester, England is founded as Colonia Glevum Nervensis by the Romans. * Nerva recognizes the Sanhedrin of Council of Jamnia, Jamn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |