- 78
Year 78 was a
common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar .__NOTOC__Events
By place
Roman Empire
* Romans conquer the
Ordovices , located in present-day northernWales , as well as theSilures .
*Gnaeus Julius Agricola replacesSextus Julius Frontinus as governor ofRoman Britain .Asia
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India n Prince Aji Caka introduces theSanskrit language andPallawa script, used to inscribe Javanese words and phrases, to theIndonesia n islands.
* This is the base year (year zero ) of the Saka era used by someHindu calendar s, theIndian national calendar , and theCambodia nBuddhist calendar . It begins near thevernal equinox for the civil solar calendar, but begins opposite the starSpica for the traditional solar calendar.
*Kanishka (78–144), reigns over theTocharian Empire of Kusana (Afghanistan and NorthernIndia ). He is a renowned conqueror and wise administrator.
*Pacorus II is king ofParthia (78–115).By topic
Philosophy
* The philosopher
Wang Chong (Wang-Tchoung) claims all phenomena have material causes.Births
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Zhang Heng , Chinese mathematician, astronomer, inventor, poet, artist, scholar, geographer, and statesman (d.139 )
*Liu Qing , Chinese prince of the Han Dynasty (d.106 )
* Wang Fu (d.163 )Deaths
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