AD 72

AD 72 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	AD 72 LXXII
Ab urbe condita	825
Assyrian calendar	4822
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−521
Berber calendar	1022
Buddhist calendar	616
Burmese calendar	−566
Byzantine calendar	5580–5581
Chinese calendar	辛未年 (Metal Goat) 2769 or 2562     — to — 壬申年 (Water Monkey) 2770 or 2563
Coptic calendar	−212 – −211
Discordian calendar	1238
Ethiopian calendar	64–65
Hebrew calendar	3832–3833
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	128–129
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3172–3173
Holocene calendar	10072
Iranian calendar	550 BP – 549 BP
Islamic calendar	567 BH – 566 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	AD 72 LXXII
Korean calendar	2405
Minguo calendar	1840 before ROC 民前1840年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1396
Seleucid era	383/384 AG
Thai solar calendar	614–615
Tibetan calendar	阴金羊年 (female Iron-Goat) 198 or −183 or −955     — to — 阳水猴年 (male Water-Monkey) 199 or −182 or −954

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Antiochus IV of Syria is deposed by Vespasian.
• Vespasian and Titus are Roman Consuls.
• First Jewish-Roman War — The Romans lay siege to Masada, a desert fortress held by Jewish victims of the Sicarii.
• Foundation of Flavia Neapolis (Nablus).