January 3 106 BCE: Birthdate of Marcus Tullius, the Roman statesman and orator. From the Jewish point of view he was just one more anti-Semitic intellectual. “He denounced Judaism as a ‘barbarous superstition.’” He defended a Roman officia... »
January 1 630: Prophet Muhammad sets out toward Mecca with the army that will capture it bloodlessly. At first Mohammed “had hoped to find is main supporters among the Jewish tribes” of Arabia. This can be seen in his early adoption ... »
DECEMBER 7 43 BCE: The famous orator Marcus Tullius Cicero died. Cicero was a Patrician, member of the Senate and opponent of Julius Caesar. Following Caesar’s assassination, Mark Anthony and Octavian executed those whom they viewed as ene... »
December 3 311: Sixty-sixty-year-old Emperor Diocletian passed away. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0005_0_05240.html 1368: Birthdate of Charles VI, the French king who would order the expulsion of the Jews from his re... »
November 30 1215: The Fourth Lateran Council which had been led by Innocent III came to a close. The Fourth Lateran Council made the first official use of the term "transubstantiation," with reference to the Eucharist (Lord's Supper). The adoption of ... »