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…

 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…