60 facts for kids
This page is about the year 60. For the actual number, see sixty.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 30s 40s 50s – 60s – 70s 80s 90s |
| Years: | 57 58 59 – 60 – 61 62 63 |
| Gregorian calendar | AD 60 LX |
| Ab urbe condita | 813 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4810 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −533 |
| Berber calendar | 1010 |
| Buddhist calendar | 604 |
| Burmese calendar | −578 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5568–5569 |
| Chinese calendar | 己未年 (Earth Goat) 2756 or 2696 — to — 庚申年 (Metal Monkey) 2757 or 2697 |
| Coptic calendar | −224 – −223 |
| Discordian calendar | 1226 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 52–53 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3820–3821 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 116–117 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3160–3161 |
| Holocene calendar | 10060 |
| Iranian calendar | 562 BP – 561 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 579 BH – 578 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | AD 60 LX |
| Korean calendar | 2393 |
| Minguo calendar | 1852 before ROC 民前1852年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1408 |
| Seleucid era | 371/372 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 602–603 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴土羊年 (female Earth-Goat) 186 or −195 or −967 — to — 阳金猴年 (male Iron-Monkey) 187 or −194 or −966 |
60 is a year in the 1st century.
Contents
Events
Roman Empire
- Romans build the first London Bridge.
- Prasutagus, king of the Iceni, made a will. He left his kingdom to his two daughters and emperor Nero.
- The Roman army annexed East Anglia.
- Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, governor of Britannia, leads a campaign on the island of Mona (Anglesey).
- Boudica joins the British Celtic tribes in revolt, along with the Cornovii, Durotriges and Trinovantes.
- The rebels defeat Legio IX Hispana and destroyed the capital Camulodunum (modern Colchester).
- Boudica sacks Londinium (London) and Verulamium (St Albans). Thousands of civilians are killed.
- Paulinus returns and reorganises his army. The Romans defeat Boudica's alliance, and slaughter the defeated enemy.
- Nero has people explore the historical city Meroë (Sudan).
- The Rhoxolani are defeated on the Danube by the Romans.
- Vitellius is (possibly) proconsul of Africa.
- Herod Agrippa II rules the northeast of Judea.
By topic
Religion
- The First Epistle of Peter, if by Saint Peter, is probably written between this year and c. 64.
- Paul of Tarsus goes to Rome. He is shipwrecked at Malta. He stays for three months and converts Publius, the first Bishop of Malta.
Art and science
- Hero of Alexandria writes Metrica, Mechanics, and Pneumatics.
- 60–79 – House of the Vettii, Pompeii, is rebuilt.
Deaths
- Domitius Afer, Roman orator
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