97

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Years:	94 · 95 · 96 · 97 · 98 · 99 · 100

97 by topic

Politics

State leaders – Sovereign states

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Births – Deaths

Establishment and disestablishment categories

Establishments – Disestablishments

97 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	97 XCVII
Ab urbe condita	850
Assyrian calendar	4847
Bengali calendar	−496
Berber calendar	1047
Buddhist calendar	641
Burmese calendar	−541
Byzantine calendar	5605–5606
Chinese calendar	丙申年 (Fire Monkey) 2793 or 2733     — to — 丁酉年 (Fire Rooster) 2794 or 2734
Coptic calendar	−187 – −186
Discordian calendar	1263
Ethiopian calendar	89–90
Hebrew calendar	3857–3858
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	153–154
- Shaka Samvat	18–19
- Kali Yuga	3197–3198
Holocene calendar	10097
Iranian calendar	525 BP – 524 BP
Islamic calendar	541 BH – 540 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	97 XCVII
Korean calendar	2430
Minguo calendar	1815 before ROC 民前1815年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1371
Seleucid era	408/409 AG
Thai solar calendar	639–640

Year 97 (XCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Rufus (or, less frequently, year 850 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 97 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

• October 28 – Emperor Nerva recalls his general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus, age 44, from the German frontier and is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt him as his successor.
• Tacitus advances to consulship.
• The Roman colony of Cuicul is started in Numidia.
• Nerva recognizes the Sanhedrin of Jamnia as an official governmental body of the Jews, and the patriarch or nasi is designated as the representative of the Jewish people in Rome.

Asia

• Chinese general Ban Chao orders his lieutenant, Gan Ying, to establish regular relations with the Parthians.

By topic

Religion

• Pope Evaristus succeeds Pope Clement I as the fifth pope (according to Catholic tradition; none of the Popes until the mid second century is certain).

Deaths

• Wang Chong, Chinese philosopher (b. 27)
• Empress Dou
• Saint Timothy (b. 17)

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