82 CE

Calgacus unites the Picts (30,000 men) in Scotland, and is made chieftain of the Caledonian Confederacy. Gnaeus Julius Agricola raises a fleet, and encircles the Celtic tribes beyond the Forth; the Caledonians rise in great numbers against the Romans. They attack the camp of Legio IX Hispana at night, but Agricola sends his cavalry in, and puts them to flight. Dio Chrysostom is banished from Rome, Italy, and Bithynia, after advising one of the Emperor's conspiring relatives.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

Calgacus unites the Picts (30,000 men) in Scotland, and is made chieftain of the Caledonian Confederacy.source
Emperor Domitian becomes Roman Consul.source
Domitian levies Legio I Minervia.source

Conflict & Security

Gnaeus Julius Agricola raises a fleet, and encircles the Celtic tribes beyond the Forth; the Caledonians rise in great numbers against the Romans. They attack the camp of Legio IX Hispana at night, but Agricola sends his cavalry in, and puts them to flight.source

Religion & Belief

Dio Chrysostom is banished from Rome, Italy, and Bithynia, after advising one of the Emperor's conspiring relatives.source

Births

Wang Fu, Chinese historian and philosopher (d. 167)source

Deaths

Anianus, Patriarch of Alexandriasource