85

85 (LXXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 85th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 985th year of the 1st millennium, the 85th year of the 1st century, and the 6th year of the 80s decade. As of the start of 85, the Gregorian calendar was 2 days behind the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

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

AD 85 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	AD 85 LXXXV
Ab urbe condita	838
Assyrian calendar	4835
Balinese saka calendar	6–7
Bengali calendar	−508
Berber calendar	1035
Buddhist calendar	629
Burmese calendar	−553
Byzantine calendar	5593–5594
Chinese calendar	甲申年 (Wood Monkey) 2781 or 2721     — to — 乙酉年 (Wood Rooster) 2782 or 2722
Coptic calendar	−199 – −198
Discordian calendar	1251
Ethiopian calendar	77–78
Hebrew calendar	3845–3846
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	141–142
- Shaka Samvat	6–7
- Kali Yuga	3185–3186
Holocene calendar	10085
Iranian calendar	537 BP – 536 BP
Islamic calendar	554 BH – 552 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	AD 85 LXXXV
Korean calendar	2418
Minguo calendar	1827 before ROC 民前1827年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1383
Seleucid era	396/397 AG
Thai solar calendar	627–628
Tibetan calendar	阳木猴年 (male Wood-Monkey) 211 or −170 or −942     — to — 阴木鸡年 (female Wood-Rooster) 212 or −169 or −941

Events

• Dacians led by Decebalus fought in two wars against the Romans from this year to AD 88 or 89.
• Domitian stopped a Dacian invasion of Moesia
• Jealous of Gnaeus Julius Agricola's success in Britain, Domitian recalled and poisoned the general.
• Domitian makes himself censor for life. This gives him the right to control the Senate. His totalitarian tendencies put the senatorial aristocracy against him.
• Baekje invades Silla in the Korean peninsula. The war continues till the peace treaty of 105.

Births

• Ptolemy, Greek astronomer. (approximate date)

Deaths

• Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman general, poisoned.