This Day, July 31, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
July 31 In History904: Thessaloniki, which is also known as Salonica, is sacked and looted by Saracens (an Arab group). The Jewish population of Thessaloniki dates back at least to the first century...
View ArticleThis Day, August 1, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
August 1 In History30 BCE: Mark Antony died. Following the victory of Octavian and Antony over those who had murdered Julius Caesar, Antony became ruler of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire....
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August 2 In History338 BCE: A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean....
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AUGUST 3 In History8 C.E.: Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. As the stepson of Augustus, Tiberius would become Caesar four years after this victory. Tiberius did...
View ArticleThis Day, August 4, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
August 4 In History70: According to some record, the date on the secular calendar when the Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans.367: Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-August...
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August 5 In History135: Betar fell to the Romans1100: Henry I is crowned King of England at Westminster Abby. During Henry’s reign the first attempts were made to introduce the continental principle -...
View ArticleThis Day, August 6, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
August 6 In History412:Roman emperors Honorius and Theodosius II command that Jews should not be persecuted because of their religion or have their property confiscated without cause but Jews are...
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August 7 History117: The Roman Emperor Trajan passed away. Trajan came to think of himself as another Alexander the Great and moved east towards Babylonia with the intent of extending the boundaries...
View ArticleThis Day, August 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
August 8 In History117 C.E.: Hadrian named Emperor of the Roman Empire. He is remembered as the man who accepted the limits of the Roman empire, as can be seen by the construction of Hadrian’s Wall...
View ArticleThis Day, August 9, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
August 9 History48 B.C.E.: Julius Caesar defeated Pompey at the battle of Parsalus. This victory helped to cement Caesar’s position and put an end to Pompey. Considering Pompey’s behavior towards the...
View ArticleThis Day, August 10, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
August 10 In History612 BCE: Sinsharishkun, King of the Assyrian Empire was killed and his capital city of Nineveh was destroyed. This is the same Assyriathat destroyed the Northern Kingdom and laid...
View ArticleThis Day, August 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
August 11 In History1492: Alexander VI is elected Pope. Alexander was one of the Borgia popes. He had reputation for “moral depravity” and was more politician than prelate. He defied Ferdinand and...
View ArticleThis Day, August 12, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
August 12 In History30 BCE: Cleopatra committed suicide. According to Josephus, the Egyptian tried to convince her lover and co-ruler, Marc Antony, to give her control over lands to the east including...
View ArticleThis Day, August 13, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
August 13 In History236: The body of Hippolytus, the author of Contra Judaeous, which blamed the harsh conditions of the Jews on their rejection of Jesus was buried in a cemetery on the Via...
View ArticleThis Day, November 16, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
November 16 42 BCE: Birthdate of Tiberius, 2nd Roman emperor. The stepson of Augustus reigned from 14 to 37 C.E. A competent general with a sour disposition, Tiberius came to the thrown through the...
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November 179CE: Birthdate of Titus Flavius Vespasianus, better known as Vespasian, who as a Roman General and then Emperor put down the Judean Revolt which included the destruction of the Second...
View ArticleThis Day, November 18, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
November 181095: Pope Urban II opened the Council of Clermont. Summoned to plan the First Crusade, it was attended by over 200 bishops. Among its official policies, the Council decreed that a...
View ArticleThis Day, November 19, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
November 191095: The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land, begins. The Crusades ushered in one of the darkest periods in Jewish history....
View ArticleThis Day, November 20, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
November 20331 BCE (21st of Kislev, 3431): According to the Talmud, Simeon the Just destroyed the Samaritan Temple at Mount Gerizim. The Samaritans had undermined the efforts during the post-exilic...
View ArticleThis Day, November 21, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
November 21456 BCE(20th of Kislev, 3306): On November 21, Ezra called together all the men of Judah and Benjamin and told them that they would have to give up their foreign born wives. This was part...
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