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Back to SearchSenate's Bold Move: Ousting Maximinus Thrax (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (22 Apr 2026)
Today's historical events:
Year of the Six Emperors: The Roman Senate outlaws emperor Maximinus Thrax for his …1 week, 3 days ago
Pisa's Rise: From Diocese to Archdiocese (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (21 Apr 2026)
Today's historical events:
The Diocese of Pisa is elevated to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Urb…1 week, 4 days ago
Sapienza 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…1 week, 5 days 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…1 week, 6 days 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…2 weeks 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…2 weeks, 1 day 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 …2 weeks, 2 days 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…2 weeks, 3 days 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…2 weeks, 4 days 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…2 weeks, 5 days ago