AD 77

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Gnaeus Julius Agricola is named governor of Britannia, a post he occupies until AD 84. He extends the Roman influence to the mouth of the River Clyde and builds fortifications.
• Agricola subdues the Ordovices in Wales and pursues the remnants of the tribe to Anglesey, the holy island of the Druids.
• The Caledonian tribes in Scotland form a confederacy of 30,000 warriors, under the leadership of Calgacus.
• A Roman squadron, sent by Agricola, explores the north of Scotland for the first time, discovering the Orkney and Shetland Islands.
• Winter – Agricola conquers Anglesey and disperses his army to their winter quarters.

  Asia

• King Giru of Baekje succeeds to the throne of Baekje in the Korean Peninsula.

  By topic

Arts and sciences

• Pliny the Elder publishes the first ten books of Naturalis Historia.
• The Romans develop a simple method of distillation.

  Deaths

• Daru of Baekje, Korean king