General
Population: Between 190 and 230 million*
- History: Flavius Josephus writes "History of the Jewish War"
- Deaths: Emperor Nero
Europe
- Roman Empire: Rebellion against Nero - declared public enemy
Nero commits suicide
Galba becomes emperor and civil war ensues, starting "Year of Four Emperors"
Middle East
- Mesopotamia: End of apex of Kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus (also East Europe)