The world in 67 AD — what happened that year

38 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

China (1)

Emperor Ming toured south, visited Nanyang, sacrificed at Zhangling and at the old house. (Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Annals 後漢書卷2 顯宗孝明帝紀永平10年)

West Asia (36)

The people of Tarichaeae praised Josephus, but those of Tiberias insulted and threatened him (Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews BJ 2.608–609)
When Tiberias revolts, calling in Agrippa again, Josephus rushes there and punishes the ringleader Clitus (Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews BJ 2.642–646)
Simon of Gerasa gathers a rebellion-loving crowd, plunders the Acrabbene district and raids the houses of the rich (Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews BJ 2.652–654)
Alarmed by the news of Cestius's defeat, Nero sends Vespasian as commander in the East (Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews BJ 3.1–2)
Vespasian leaves Antioch, Syria's capital, with his army and heads for Ptolemais (Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews BJ 3.29–34)
Josephus attacks Sepphoris but is repulsed (Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews BJ 3.59–63)
Titus crosses by ship from Achaea to Alexandria, takes over the army and hurries to Ptolemais (Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews BJ 3.64–69)
Placidus attacks Jotapata but is repulsed (Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews BJ 3.110–114)
At Ptolemais, Vespasian forms his army in Roman marching order and sets out for Galilee (Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews BJ 3.115–126)
Vespasian camps on the Galilean border and restrains his soldiers' eagerness while showing the enemy his strength (Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews BJ 3.127–131)

Southern Europe (1)

He proclaimed the whole Greek province a free state and gave the judges of the games Roman citizenship and large sums of money. (Suetonius, Lives of the Caesars Nero 24)

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