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Events and People Who Made History in the Year 77 AD
-- Agricola is named governor of Britain, a post he occupies until 84. He extends the Roman influence to the mouth of the Clyde (Scotland). Precise date unknown.
-- A Roman squadron, sent by Agricola, explores the north of Scotland for the first time, discovering the Orkney and Shetland Islands. Precise date unknown.
-- King Giru of Baekje succeeds to the throne of Baekje in the Korean peninsula. Precise date unknown.
-- Pliny the Elder publishes the first ten books of Naturalis Historia. Precise date unknown.
-- The Romans develop a simple method of distillation. Precise date unknown.
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