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'{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2011}} {{unreferenced|date=February 2016}} {{Year nav|90}} {{M1 year in topic}} '''AD 90''' ('''[[Roman numerals|XC]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the [[Consulship]] of [[Domitian]] and [[Nerva]]''' (or, less frequently, '''year 843 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination AD 90 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. == Events == === By place === ==== Roman Empire ==== * The Romans build a small [[garrison]] in the suburbs of modern [[Regensburg]] (approximate date). * [[Pliny the Younger]]'s appointment as urban [[quaestor]] ends. * Emperor [[Domitian]] and [[Nerva]] are [[List of Early Imperial Roman Consuls|Roman Consuls]]. * [[Cologne]] becomes the capital of [[Germania Inferior]]. * A humiliating peace is bought by Domitian from [[Decebalus]] of [[Dacia]]. ==== Asia ==== * Continuing his conquest of the [[Tarim basin]], Chinese General [[Ban Chao]] defeats the [[Kushan]] led by [[Kanishka]]. === By topic === ==== Art ==== * Young Flavian Woman is made. It is now kept at [[Capitoline Museums|Musei Capitolini]], [[Rome]] (approximate date). ==== Literature ==== * The Roman epic poet [[Gaius Valerius Flaccus]] dies, having written works that include the ''[[Argonautica]]'', describing the voyage of [[Jason]] and the [[Argonauts]] to retrieve the [[Golden Fleece]] from the mythical land of [[Colchis]]. ==== Religion ==== * Drafting of The [[Gospel of John]]. == Births == {{Empty section|date=August 2016}} == Deaths == * [[Pedanius Dioscorides]], Greek [[physician]] (approximate date) (b. c. [[AD 40]]) * [[Gaius Valerius Flaccus]], Roman [[poet]] (approximate date) == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:90}} [[Category:90|0090]]'