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Back to SearchAnzen 838: Byzantine-Abbasid Conflict (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (22 Jul 2025)
Today's historical events:
Battle of Anzen: The Byzantine emperor Theophilos suffers a heavy defeat by the Abb…1 year, 2 months ago
Pope Pontian: Strengthening Early Christianity (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (21 Jul 2025)
Today's historical events:
Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. Diocletian appoints Maximian …1 year, 2 months ago
Siege of Jerusalem 70 AD: Roman Assault & Temple Destruction (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (20 Jul 2025)
Today's historical events:
Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, storms the Fortress of Antonia…1 year, 2 months ago
Rome's Great Fire: Catastrophe & Controversy (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (19 Jul 2025)
Today's historical events:
The Great Fire of Rome causes widespread devastation and rages on for six days, des…1 year, 2 months ago
Emperor Julian's Tragic End in Roman-Persian Wars (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (18 Jul 2025)
Today's historical events:
Roman-Persian Wars: Emperor Julian arrives at Antioch with a Roman expeditionary fo…1 year, 2 months ago
Early Christian Martyrdom in North Africa (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (17 Jul 2025)
Today's historical events:
Twelve inhabitants of Scillium (near Kasserine, modern-day Tunisia) in North Africa…1 year, 2 months ago
Battle of Spercheios: Byzantine Triumph 997 (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (16 Jul 2025)
Today's historical events:
Battle of Spercheios: Bulgarian forces of Tsar Samuel are defeated by a Byzantine a…1 year, 2 months ago
Siege of Jerusalem: Turning Point in Jewish-Roman War (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (15 Jul 2025)
Today's historical events:
First Jewish-Roman War: Titus and his armies breach the walls of Jerusalem. (17th o…1 year, 2 months ago
Battle of Cape Colonna: Otto II vs. al-Qasim (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (14 Jul 2025)
Today's historical events:
King Otto II and his Frankish army were defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at …1 year, 2 months ago
William I of Scotland's Capture: Turning Point in 1173-74 Revolt (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (13 Jul 2025)
Today's historical events:
William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-74, is captured at Alnwick…1 year, 2 months ago