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AD 83 (LXXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Rufus (or, less frequently, year 836 Ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 83 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

  • Possible date of the Battle of Mons Graupius (AD 83 or 84). According to Tacitus, 10,000 Britons and 360 Romans are killed.
  • Roman emperor Domitian fights the Chatti, a Germanic tribe. His victory allows the construction of fortifications (Limes) along the Rhine-frontier.
  • Inchtuthil, Roman fort built in Scotland.
  • Domitian is again also a Roman Consul.
  • Possible date that Demetrius of Tarsus visited an island in the Hebrides populated by holy men, possibly druids.
  • In Rome, the castration of slaves is prohibited.

    • Deaths

  • Consort Liang, consort of Emperor Zhang of Han

    • References

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