December
30

39: A black day on
the Jewish calendar; birthdate of Roman Emperor Titus the man who destroyed the
Second Temple. The Arch of Titus commemorates the exile of the Israelites.

987: Coronation of Robert II, who “conspired with his vassals to…

December 27

175 BCE (Tevet 3585): This day
marked the completion of the Septuagint
translation of the Bible into the Greek language. According to a letter from
Aristeas to Philocrates, 72 sages, (six from each Israelite tribe) were brought
to by Ptole…

Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the …

December 13

522 BCE: Darius I, the Persian monarch who allowed the Jewish people to
re-build the Temple at Jerusalem strengthened his hold on his kingdom when he
defeated Nebuchadnezzar III in a battle at the Tigris and at the Euphrates.

519 BCE: Acc…