AD 64

AD 64 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	AD 64; LXIV
Ab urbe condita	817
Assyrian calendar	4814
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−529
Berber calendar	1014
Buddhist calendar	608
Burmese calendar	−574
Byzantine calendar	5572–5573
Chinese calendar	癸亥年 (Water Pig); 2761 or 2554; — to —; 甲子年 (Wood Rat); 2762 or 2555
Coptic calendar	−220 – −219
Discordian calendar	1230
Ethiopian calendar	56–57
Hebrew calendar	3824–3825
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	120–121
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3164–3165
Holocene calendar	10064
Iranian calendar	558 BP – 557 BP
Islamic calendar	575 BH – 574 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	AD 64; LXIV
Korean calendar	2397
Minguo calendar	1848 before ROC ; 民前1848年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1404
Seleucid era	375/376 AG
Thai solar calendar	606–607
Tibetan calendar	阴水猪年; (female Water-Pig); 190 or −191 or −963; — to —; 阳木鼠年; (male Wood-Rat); 191 or −190 or −962

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century BC ; 1st century ; 2nd century ;
Decades:	40s ; 50s ; 60s ; 70s ; 80s ;
Years:	61 ; 62 ; 63 ; AD 64 ; 65 ; 66 ; 67 ;

Last updated February 25, 2024

AD 64 ( LXIV ) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 64th Year of the Anno Domini designation, the 64th year of the 1st millennium, the 64th year of the 1st century, and the 4th year of the 7th decade. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Bassus and Crassus (or, less frequently, year 817 Ab urbe condita ). The denomination AD 64 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

July 18–27 – Great Fire of Rome: A fire begins which destroyed three of fourteen of the administrative regions of Rome, more commonly known as the Palatine hill, the Circus Maximus, and the Oppian hill. Also suffering severe damage were the Campus Martius and the Via Lata.^[1]
Persecution of Christians in Rome begins under Nero. Peter the Apostle is possibly among those crucified.
Nero proposes a new urban planning program based on the creation of buildings decorated with ornate porticos, the widening of the streets and the use of open spaces. This plan will not be applied until after his death in AD 68.
Lyon sends a large sum of money to Rome to aid in the reconstruction. However, during the winter of AD 64–65, Lyon suffers a catastrophic fire itself, and Nero reciprocates by sending money to Lyon.

Asia

The Kushan sack the ancient town of Taxila (in modern-day Pakistan).

By topic

Religion

First Epistle of Peter written from Babylon according to traditional Christian belief.
Paul leaves Titus in Crete as bishop (approximate date) Then goes to Asia Minor

Arts and sciences

Seneca proclaims the equality of all men, including slaves.

Births

September 13 – Julia Flavia, daughter of Titus and lover of his brother Domitian (d. AD 96)
Julia Agricola, daughter of Gnaeus Julius Agricola
Philo of Byblos, Phoenician historian and writer (d. 141)

Deaths

October 13 — Peter the Apostle (Margherita Guarducci, who led the research leading to the rediscovery of Peter's reputed tomb in 1963, concluded that Peter died on that date, shortly after the Great Fire of Rome and during the festivities to mark "dies imperii" of Emperor Nero, and that Peter and other Christians were crucified in honor of the decennial of Nero's October 13, AD 54 ascension to the imperial throne.) ^[2](b. 1 BC)
Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus, Roman consul (b. AD 16)
Paul the Apostle (earliest date) (b. AD 5)
Yin Lihua, Chinese empress (b. AD 5)

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AD 84 (LXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Sabinus. The denomination AD 84 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.

AD 95 (XCV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 95th Year of the Anno Domini (AD) designation, the 95th year of the 1st millennium, the 95th year of the end of the 1st century, and the 5th year of the 10th decade. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Clemens. The denomination AD 95 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.

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References

↑ MacDonald, William L. (1982). The Architecture of the Roman Empire: An Introductory Study (Revised ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 25. ISBN 0-300-02819-9.
↑ Rainer Riesner, Paul's Early Period: Chronology, Mission Strategy, Theology (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1998) p65

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[1] MacDonald, William L. (1982). The Architecture of the Roman Empire: An Introductory Study (Revised ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 25. ISBN 0-300-02819-9.

[2] Rainer Riesner, Paul's Early Period: Chronology, Mission Strategy, Theology (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1998) p65

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