AD 81

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This article is about the year 81. For other uses, see 81 (disambiguation).
Millennium: 1st millennium
AD 81 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar AD 81
Ab urbe condita 834
Assyrian calendar 4831
Bengali calendar −512
Berber calendar 1031
Buddhist calendar 625
Burmese calendar −557
Byzantine calendar 5589–5590
Chinese calendar 庚辰(Metal Dragon)
2777 or 2717
    — to —
辛巳年 (Metal Snake)
2778 or 2718
Coptic calendar −203 – −202
Discordian calendar 1247
Ethiopian calendar 73–74
Hebrew calendar 3841–3842
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 137–138
 - Shaka Samvat 2–3
 - Kali Yuga 3181–3182
Holocene calendar 10081
Iranian calendar 541 BP – 540 BP
Islamic calendar 558 BH – 557 BH
Javanese calendar N/A
Julian calendar AD 81
Korean calendar 2414
Minguo calendar 1831 before ROC
Nanakshahi calendar −1387
Seleucid era 392/393 AG
Thai solar calendar 623–624

AD 81 (LXXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silva and Pollio (or, less frequently, year 834 Ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 81 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[edit]

  • Domitian succeeds his brother Titus as emperor. Domitian is not a soldier like his two predecessors, and his administration is directed towards the reinforcement of a monarchy. By taking the title of Dominus ("lord"), he scandalizes the senatorial aristocracy. Romanisation progresses in the provinces, and life in the cities is greatly improved. Many provincials – Spanish, Gallic, and African – become Senators.
  • The Arch of Titus is constructed.
  • Pliny the Younger is flamen Divi Augusti (priest in the cult of the Emperor).

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  • The silver content of the Roman denarius rises to 92 percent under emperor Domitian, up from 81 percent in the reign of Vitellius.