September
7
70: On the secular calendar the date on which a
Roman army under Titus occupied and plundered Jerusalem.
1191: The Crusader army led by King Richard the
Lionhearted defeated the army of Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf, north of Jaffa.
The …
September 3
175(BCE): Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Greek King of the Channukah story
began his reign today.
141 BCE (18th of Elul, 3619): The fight begun by Matthias and
Judah came to a successful conclusion when Simon was elected High Priest an…
On Friday, Sept. 13, Lee University’s Center for Responsible Citizenship (CRC) will host the 14th Annual Constitution Day Quiz Bowl for the Southeast Tennessee region. This year, the competition will […]
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September 2
44 BCE: Cicero delivers the
first of his fourteen Philippics (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will
make 14 of them over the next several months. From a Jewish perspective it
might be proper to say “a pox on both of your houses.”&nbs…
August 31
12 CE: Birthdate of Gaius Caligula, Roman Emperor. Caligula was crowned in 37 and murdered in
41. Life for Jews during his reign was
part of the downward spiral that would result in three rebellions by the Jews
over the next one …
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