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Calendar year
AD 64
(
LXIV
) was a
leap year starting on Sunday
(link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar
, the
64th Year
of the
Anno Domini
designation, the 64th year of the
1st millennium
, the 64th year of the
1st century
, and the 4th year of the 7th decade. At the time, it was known as the
Year of the
Consulship
of
Bassus
and
Crassus
(or, less frequently,
year 817
Ab urbe condita
). The denomination AD 64 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.
Events
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By place
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Roman Empire
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- July 18?27
–
Great Fire of Rome
: A fire begins which destroyed three of fourteen of the administrative regions of Rome, more commonly known as the
Palatine hill
, the
Circus Maximus
, and the
Oppian hill
. Also suffering severe damage were the
Campus Martius
and the
Via Lata
.
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- Persecution of Christians in Rome
begins under Nero.
Peter the Apostle
is possibly among those crucified.
- Nero proposes a new urban planning program based on the creation of buildings decorated with ornate porticos, the widening of the streets and the use of open spaces. This plan will not be applied until after his death in
AD 68
.
- Lyon
sends a large sum of money to Rome to aid in the reconstruction. However, during the winter of AD 64?
65
, Lyon suffers a catastrophic fire itself, and Nero reciprocates by sending money to Lyon.
Asia
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By topic
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Religion
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- First Epistle of Peter
written from Babylon according to traditional Christian belief.
- Paul
leaves
Titus
in Crete as bishop (approximate date) Then goes to Asia Minor
Arts and sciences
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Births
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Deaths
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See also
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References
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- ^
MacDonald, William L. (1982).
The Architecture of the Roman Empire: An Introductory Study
(Revised ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 25.
ISBN
0-300-02819-9
.
- ^
Rainer Riesner,
Paul's Early Period: Chronology, Mission Strategy, Theology
(Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1998) p65