77

The year 77 (LXXVII) was a common year beginning on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, in force on that date.

In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the sixth consulship of Vespasian and Titus (or less frequently, year 830 Ab urbe condita ). The designation 77 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini became the prevalent European method of naming years.

Events

• In the Roman Empire, the emperor Vespasian and his son Titus together exercised the consulate for the sixth time (also in 70, 72, 74, 75 and 76), being the eighth consulate of the emperor and the sixth of his son.
• Plinio el Viejo publishes the first of his ten books on the Natural history.
• There is an earthquake in Cyprus, which is rooted in three cities. (Perhaps it happened the following year).