AD 74 (LXXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Titus (third time) and Vespasian (fifth time) (or, less frequently, year 827 Ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 74 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
- Emperor Vespasian and his son Titus Caesar Vespasianus become Roman Consuls.
- The Black Forest region is reattached to the Roman Empire.
- December 27 – Vespasian grants generous privileges to doctors and teachers.
Asia
- Emperor Ming of Han appoints Chen Mu to the revived office of Protector of the Western Regions.
- Chinese generals Dou Gu (Teou Kou) and Geng Bing (Keng Ping) take control of Turpan.
By topic
Arts and Science
- Mesopotamia: The last known cuneiform text is written.
Deaths
- Caenis, Roman slave and secretary of Antonia Minor (mother of Emperor Claudius) and mistress of Emperor Vespasian
- Polemon II, prince of the Bosporan Kingdom, Pontus, Cilicia and Cappadocia
