December 17 520 BCE (24th of Kislev): “The foundation-stone of the Temple was laid” (As reported by Jewish Encyclopedia) http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/4902-darius-i 630: Modestus of Jerusalem who replaced Zacharias as Greek Orthodox Pat... »
August 17 986: During the days of the First Bulgarian Empire, the army of Emperor Samuil of Bulgaria and his brother defeat the Byzantines led by Basil II. The Bulgarian Empire had provided a haven for Jews escaping from the Byzantine Army so th... »
July 17 1203: The Knights of the Fourth Crusade capture Constantinople forcing the Byzantine emperor Alexius III Angelus to flee from his capital into exile. Unlike other Crusades, the focus of the Fourth Crusade was the Byzantine Empire a... »
Lee University Chapel with Preston Williams II I January 17, 2023 »