September 16

1087:
Victor III, sometimes referred to as “the Jewish Pope” passed away today.

http://krissfoundation.org/victor.htm

1380:
King Charles V of France died.  Charles
ruled during a very difficult time in French history – the 14th
cen…

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.&nbs…

September 12

490 BCE: According to German scholar Philipp August Böckh, the
Greeks defeated the Persians at the Battle of Marathon. The Persians were led
by Darius I, the ruler under whom the Second Temple was built.  It would not be surprising i…

September 8

70: On the secular
calendar, Jerusalem is sacked by the 60,000 troops of Titus’ Roman army after a
six-month siege. Over a million Jewish citizens perished in the siege and,
following the city’s capture, another 97,000 were sold into slave…