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Back to SearchSenate's Stand: Rise and Fall of Maximinus Thrax (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (22 Apr 2024)
Today's historical events:
Year of the Six Emperors: The Roman Senate outlaws emperor Maximinus Thrax for his …2 years ago
Sapienza University: Rome's Academic Legacy (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (20 Apr 2024)
Today's historical events:
The Sapienza University of Rome is instituted by a bull of Pope Boniface VIII. Thre…2 years ago
Betrayal and Power: The Plot to Assassinate Nero (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (19 Apr 2024)
Today's historical events:
The freedman Milichus betrays Piso's plot to kill the Emperor Nero and all the cons…2 years ago
Murder and Abdication: Northumbrian Power Struggles (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (18 Apr 2024)
Today's historical events:
King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdo…2 years ago
Canute IV: Denmark's Saintly Ruler (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (17 Apr 2024)
Today's historical events:
Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the fi…2 years ago
Otho's Tragic End: Suicide After Defeat (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (16 Apr 2024)
Today's historical events:
Defeated by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Otho commits suicide. Masada, a Jewish …2 years ago
Lateran Council 769: Defending Icons in Christianity (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (15 Apr 2024)
Today's historical events:
The Lateran Council condemns the Council of Hieria and anathematizes its iconoclast…2 years ago
Vitellius Triumph: Battle of Bedriacum in 69 AD (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (14 Apr 2024)
Today's historical events:
Vitellius, commander of the Rhine armies, defeats Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bed…2 years ago
Fall of Constantinople: Fourth Crusade's Impact (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (13 Apr 2024)
Today's historical events:
Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the…2 years ago
Anastasius I: Byzantine Emperor & Reformer (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (11 Apr 2024)
Today's historical events:
Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Batu K…2 years ago