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Contents

Events

By place

Roman Empire

Asia

By topic

Arts and Science

Births

Deaths

Events

By place

Roman Empire

★ Agricola is named governor of England, a post he occupies until 84. He extends the Roman influence to the mouth of the Clyde (Scotland).

★ A Roman squadron, sent by Agricola, explores the north of Scotland for the first time, discovering the Orkney and Shetland Islands.

Asia

★ King Giru of Baekje succeeded the throne of Baekje in Korean peninsula.

By topic

Arts and Science

★ Pliny the Elder published the first ten books of ''Naturalis Historia''.

★ The Romans develop a simple method of distillation.

Births

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Deaths

★ King Daru of Baekje