May 9

1457
BCE: In the 15th century BCE, Battle of Megiddo between Thutmose III
and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Kadesh. The victory of
Thutmose extended the orbit of Egyptian influence into Canaan and Syria which
might help explain s…

May 7

833
BCE (2 Iyar 2928): Traditional date on which King Solomon began building the
Temple in Jerusalem.

351:
Gallus, who had been appointed “Caesar” of the East by his cousin, the Emperor
Constantius II arrived in Antioch. Antioch was the capital…

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May
2

373:
“Bishop Athanasius of Alexandria…aggressive opponent of Arianism and polemicist
against Judaism died today.” 

693:
The Sixteenth Council of Toledo, which had opened on April 25, met for the last
time. Among its other accomplishments,…

May 1

305:  Due to age and ill health and a desire to
provide stability for the Roman Empire Diocletian resigned as Emperor of
Rome.  Relatively speaking, Diocletian’s
reign was a positive period for the Jews. 
Diocletian was not overly…