AD 76

AD 76 (LXXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Titus and Vespasianus (or, less frequently, year 829 Ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 76 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.

Roman Empire

 * Emperors Vespasianus Augustus and Titus Caesar Vespasianus become Roman Consuls.
 * Governor Sextus Julius Frontinus subdues the Silures and other hostile tribes of Wales, establishing a fortress at Caerleon or Isca Augusta for Legio II Augusta, and makes a network of smaller forts for his auxiliary forces.

China

 * First year of Jianchu era of the Chinese Han dynasty.

Art and Science

 * Chinese historian Ban Gu develops a theory of the origins of the universe.

Religion

 * Pope Anacletus I succeeds Pope Linus as the third pope of the Catholic Church (according to the official Vatican list).

Births

 * January 24 – Hadrian, Roman emperor (d. 138)

Deaths

 * Linus, pope of the Catholic Church (approximate date)
 * Marcus Vettius Bolanus, Roman politician and governor (b. 33 AD)
 * Nicanor the Deacon, Greek missionary and martyr
 * Quintus Asconius Pedianus, Roman historian (b. 9 BC)