60

Year 60 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.__NOTOC__

Events

By place

Roman Empire

* Romans build the first London Bridge.
* Boudica sacks London (approximate date).
* The Rhoxolani are defeated on the Danube by the Romans.
* Vitellius is (possibly) proconsul of Africa.
* Herod Agrippa II rules the northeast of Judea.

By topic

Religion

* The First Epistle of Peter, if by Saint Peter, is probably written between this year and "c." 64.
* Paul of Tarsus journeys to Rome, but is shipwrecked at Malta. He stays on Malta for three months and converts the Roman governor Publius.

Art and Science

*Hero of Alexandria writes "Metrica", "Mechanics", and "Pneumatics".

Births

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Deaths

* Domitius Afer, Roman orator
* Saint Peter (official date)