84 CE

Possible date of the Battle of Mons Graupius (AD 83 or 84), in which Gnaeus Julius Agricola defeats the Caledonians. The construction of the limes, a line of Roman fortifications from the Rhine to the Danube, has begun. Emperor Domitian recalls Agricola back to Rome, where he is rewarded with a triumph and the governorship of the Roman province of Africa, but he declines it.

In the 80s, the 1st century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Emperor Domitian recalls Agricola back to Rome, where he is rewarded with a triumph and the governorship of the Roman province of Africa, but he declines it.source
  • Through his election as consul for ten years and censor for life, Domitian openly subordinates the republican aspect of the state to the monarchical.source

Conflict & Security

  • Possible date of the Battle of Mons Graupius (AD 83 or 84), in which Gnaeus Julius Agricola defeats the Caledonians.source
  • Domitian increases the troops' pay by one third, thus securing their loyalty.source

Religion & Belief

  • Pliny the Younger is sevir equitum Romanorum (commander of a cavalry squadron).source

Technology & Infrastructure

  • The construction of the limes, a line of Roman fortifications from the Rhine to the Danube, has begun.source

Deaths

  • Titus Flavius Sabinus, Roman consul married Julia Flavia (executed)source
  • Luke the Evangelist, Greek physician and martyrsource