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Back to SearchSapienza University: A Medieval Center of Learning (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (20 Apr 2026)
Today's historical events:
The Sapienza University of Rome is instituted by a bull of Pope Boniface VIII. Thre…5 months, 1 week ago
Betrayal of Milichus: Nero's Reign Saved (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (19 Apr 2026)
Today's historical events:
The freedman Milichus betrays Piso's plot to kill the Emperor Nero and all the cons…5 months, 1 week ago
Murder of King Æthelred I: Northumbria's Turmoil (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (18 Apr 2026)
Today's historical events:
King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdo…5 months, 1 week ago
Canute IV: Denmark's Saintly Ruler (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (17 Apr 2026)
Today's historical events:
Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the fi…5 months, 2 weeks ago
Otho's Suicide: Fall of a Roman Emperor (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (16 Apr 2026)
Today's historical events:
Defeated by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Otho commits suicide. Masada, a Jewish …5 months, 2 weeks ago
Lateran Council 769: Iconoclasm Condemned (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (15 Apr 2026)
Today's historical events:
The Lateran Council condemns the Council of Hieria and anathematizes its iconoclast…5 months, 2 weeks ago
Year of Four Emperors: Battle of Bedriacum (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (14 Apr 2026)
Today's historical events:
Vitellius, commander of the Rhine armies, defeats Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bed…5 months, 2 weeks ago
Fall of Constantinople: Fourth Crusade's Impact (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (13 Apr 2026)
Today's historical events:
Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the…5 months, 2 weeks ago
Shapur I: Rise to Power in Sasanian Empire (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (12 Apr 2026)
Today's historical events:
Shapur I becomes co-emperor of the Sasanian Empire with his father Ardashir I. Anth…5 months, 2 weeks ago
Anastasius I: Byzantine Emperor & Financial Reformer (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (11 Apr 2026)
Today's historical events:
Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Batu K…5 months, 2 weeks ago