Siege of Rome 537 AD: Gothic War's Pivotal Battle (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (21 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls…

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Maximinus Thrax: Rise & Fall of Non-Senatorial Emperor (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (20 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

Maximinus Thrax is proclaimed Roman emperor. Emperor Tenmu of Japan assumes the Chr…

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1277 Byzantine-Venetian Treaty: Diplomatic Truce & Trade (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (19 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

The Byzantine-Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce an…

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Caligula: Rise and Fall (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (18 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germa…

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Commodus: Rise and Fall of a Roman Emperor (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (17 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

Commodus becomes sole emperor of the Roman Empire at the age of eighteen, following…

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Rise of Later Shu: China's Political Shift (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (16 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state ind…

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Odoacer's Assassination: Turning Point in Italy's History (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (15 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

Odoacer, the first barbarian King of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empi…

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Battle of Mogyoród: Turning Point in Hungarian History (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (14 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

Battle of Mogyoród: Dukes Géza and Ladislaus defeat their cousin Solomon, King of H…

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Badr: Turning Point in Islamic History (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (13 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Muslims and Quraysh. At the …

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Rome's Siege: Vitiges Retreat & Belisarius' Triumph (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (12 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, lea…

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