August 12
30 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 Syria and Palestine.
Herod was so afraid of her …
August 9
48 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 Jews, including his desecration of the Temple, Caesar’s vi…
August 6
412: 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 warned not “to disrespect Christianity. (As reported by Austin …
August 5
135: Betar fell to the
Romans
http://www.jewishmag.com/135mag/beitar/beitar.htm
http://archaeology.tau.ac.il/?page_id=2049
939: Battle of
Alhandic: Cordoban forces conquered the Leonese city of Zamora, Spain with
great cost in lives to bot…
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