Year 63 (LXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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[edit] Roman Empire

• Vespasian becomes governor of Africa.
• Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo is restored to command after the Roman debacle at the Battle of Rhandeia; he invaded Armenia and defeated Tiridates II, who accepted Roman sovereignty; Parthia withdrew from the war.
• Pompeii the city at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, is heavily damaged by a strong earthquake. Fearing an eruption of the volcano, many of the 20,000 inhabitants leave their homes in a panicked flight. Those who remain behind begin to rebuild Pompeii.

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[edit] Religion

• According to legend, Joseph of Arimathea goes to Glastonbury on the first Christian mission to Britain.

[edit] Arts and Science

• Aulus Cornelius Celsus writes a dictionary (encyclopedia) on the arts and sciences.

[edit] Births

• Pliny the Younger, Roman writer

[edit] Deaths

• Mark the Evangelist (traditional date) (see 61)
• Claudia Augusta, sole child of Nero