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AD 65 (LXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Nerva and Vestinus (or, less frequently, year 818 Ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 65 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.

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Roman Empire

  • April 19 – The freedman Milichus betrays the Pisonian conspiracy led by Gaius Calpurnius Piso to kill the Roman emperor Nero and all the conspirators are arrested.
  • Cestius Gallus becomes legate of Syria.
  • After a stage performance in which he appears and shocks the senatorial class considerably, Nero engages in a series of reprisals against Seneca, Tigellinus, pro-republican senators, and anyone else he distrusts.
  • Nero kills his pregnant wife, Poppea Sabina, with a kick to the stomach.

    • Religion

  • The Gospel of Matthew is probably written between 60 and this year.
  • Paul of Tarsus ordains Timothy as bishop of Ephesus (traditional date).
  • In China, the first official reference to Buddhism is made.
  • The first Christian community in Africa is founded by Mark, a disciple of Peter. Mark begins to write his gospel.
  • Probable martyrdom date of the apostle Thaddeus, also called Saint Jude in Armenia.
  • Probable martyrdom date of the apostle Simon the Canaanite in Armenia.

    • Deaths

  • April 30 – Lucan, Roman poet and philosopher. (b. AD 39)
  • Poppea Sabina, wife of Nero. (b. AD 30)
  • Piso (Gaius Calpurnius Piso).
  • Saint Jude, Christian martyr (in Armenia) (probably this year).
  • Simon the Canaanite, Christian martyr (in Armenia) (probably this year).
  • Seneca the Younger, Roman statesman, philosopher, and tutor of Nero. (b. c. 4 BC)

    • References

    AD 65 Wikipedia
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