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AD 57: Emperor Guang Wu grants Nakoku (located around modern-day Fukuoka City) a golden seal, being the oldest evidence of writing in Japan. In return King Na sends an envoy to China.
AD 60: Boudica likely leads a rebellion in Roman Britannia in this year, destroying the regional capital Camulodunum (Colchester) - as well as Londinium (London) and Verulamium (St. Albans) - but is defeated at the Battle of Watling Street by the Roman governor of Britain, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus.
AD 72: Vespasian starts the building of the Colosseum; the amphitheatre is used for gladiatorial games and public spectacles, such as sea battles, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas of Classical mythology.
Ad 73: The Chinese Han Dynasty launches a major campaign against the Xiongnu, whom they confront in the Battle of Yiwulu in the Kumul oasis, an ultimate Han military victory led by General Dou Gu