September 23
484 BCE: Birthdate of the very influential Greek playwright Euripides. Wherever Greek culture spread, writers attempted to create drama
in the manner of Euripides. During the
time of Hellenization of the Jews, a Jewish p…
September 14
81: Domitian, the third of the Falvians, became Emperor of the
Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Like his father Vespasian and his brother
Titus, Domitian took great deal of pride in the victory over Judea. On …
September
24
416: “Roman emperors Honorius and
Theodosius II order that any Jews who have joined the Christian church to avoid
punishments for crimes must be allowed to return to Judaism because, in the
long run, Christianity will be better off withou…
September 13
586
BCE (3 Tishrei 3338): On the civil calendar assassination of Gedaliah ben
Achikam. He had been appointed Governor of Judea by Nebuchadnezzar in an
attempt to revitalize the Jewish community. His assassin, Ishmael ben Natanya,
a descen…
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