AD 87
AD 87 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Saturninus. The denomination AD 87 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
- The Roman Julius Maternus explores western Africa.
- Lyon, a city in Gaul, has a population of over 100,000 citizens.
- Sextus Julius Sparsus gains power in the Roman Senate.
Europe
- Decebalus becomes king of Dacia.
Births
- Pothinus, bishop of Lyon
- Rupilia Faustina, Roman noblewoman