This article is about the year 85. For the number 85, see 85 (number).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 50s 60s 70s – 80s – 90s 100s 110s |
| Years: | 82 83 84 – 85 – 86 87 88 |
| 85 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 85 LXXXV |
| Ab urbe condita | 838 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1759 – -1758 |
| Bengali calendar | -508 |
| Berber calendar | 1035 |
| Buddhist calendar | 629 |
| Burmese calendar | -553 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5593 – 5594 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲申年十一月十六日 (2721/2781-11-16) — to —
乙酉年十一月廿七日(2722/2782-11-27) |
| Coptic calendar | -199 – -198 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 77 – 78 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3845 – 3846 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 140 – 141 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 7 – 8 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3186 – 3187 |
| Holocene calendar | 10085 |
| Iranian calendar | 537 BP – 536 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 554 BH – 552 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2418 |
| Thai solar calendar | 628 |
Year 85 (LXXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Dacians under Decebalus engage in two wars against the Romans from this year to AD 88 or 89.
- Domitian repulses a Dacian invasion of Moesia.
- Domitian appoints himself censor for life, which gives him the right to control the Senate. His totalitarian tendencies put the senatorial aristocracy firmly in opposition to him.
Asia
- Baekje invades the outskirts of Silla in the Korean peninsula. The war continues till the peace treaty of 105.
Births
- Ptolemy, Greek astronomer (approximate date)
Deaths
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