August 1
30
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. Antony did
name Herod as ruler of Judaea.&n…
July 23
501: A violent
earthquake hit Eretz Yisrael during which the town of Akko was totally
destroyed.
636: Following
the Battle of Yarmuk Arabs took control of most of Eretz Yisrael from the
Byzantine Empire.
1253: The Jews
were expelled from V…
July 20
356 BCE:
In Macedonia, King Philip II and Queen Olympia give birth to Alexander
the Great. You can draw a straight line from Alexander’s Hellenization of Asia
Minor to Chanukah to Tisha B’Av, 70 CE.
http://www.biography.com/print/profil…
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