69

The year 69 AD.
==Events==
* Year of the Four Emperors: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian
* January 15. Roman Emperor Otho succeeds Galba
* April 17. Roman Emperor Vitellius succeeds Otho
* Great Jewish Revolt (66–73): Vespasian lays siege to Jerusalem, controlled by the Zealots. After Vespasian leaves the battle to claim his title as Roman emperor, his son Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus captures Jerusalem. Masada remains under control of the Sicarii
* July 1. Roman Emperor Vespasian succeeds Vitellius
* * Polycapus succeeds Onesimus as Bishop of Byzantium (the title was later known as the Patriarch of Constantinople.
==Births==
* Saint Polycarp of Smyrna
==Deaths==
* January 15. Roman Emperor Galba
* April 16. Roman Emperor Otho
* December 22. Roman Emperor Vitellius
Category:1st century