August 7 117: The Roman Emperor Trajan passed away. Trajan came to think of himself as another Alexander the Great and moved east towards Babylonia...
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This Day, July 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 1 69: Tiberius Julius Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to Vespasian as emperor. This consolidation of...
This Day, February 9, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
February 9 474: Zeno was crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. “The feeling of Emperor Zeno towards the Jews is illustrated by a remark...
This Day, April 25, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"l
April 25 693: Opening session of the Sixteenth Council of Toledo which, before its close, would add more regulations that would prove oppressive to...
This Day, September 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 30 132 C.E. (10 Tishrei): On the secular calendar, Akivah ben Joseph known as Rabbi Akiva passed away. He was born in 50 C.E., twenty...
This Day, May 4, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z’l
May 4 1008: Birthdate of King Henry I of France who reigned from 1031 until his death in 1060 which means that he was on the throne when a future...
This Day, September 26, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
September 26 1087: Coronation of King William Rufus, the second son of William the Conqueror who “managed to prevent in England the massacres of...
This Day, August 30, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
August 30 70: According to Josephus, the day one which the Second Temple was set aflame 500: Having conquered Italy, Ostrogoth King Theodoric gave...
This Day, March 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
March 20 43BCE: Birthdate of the Roman poet, Ovid. In “The Art of Love, Part One” Ovid wrote "And do not miss the festival of Adonis, mourned of...