Lee University will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month in a series of special seminars, exhibits, music performances, and other gatherings […]
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February
11

55:
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Emperorship, dies under
mysterious circumstances in Rome clearing the way for Nero to become Emperor
Would things have been better or worse if Britannicus had ruled instead of Ner…

February 5

517/519:
Alcimus Avitus, the Archbishop of Vienne in Gaul who in 576 on Easter
temporarily succeeded in calming a crowd angered when a recent convert to
Christianity was doused with oil. Four days later local Christians burned down
the syna…

February 1682: 
Visigoth King Erwig pressed for the “utter extirpation of the pest of the
Jews,” and made it illegal to practice any Jewish rites in an area that
corresponds to much of modern-day Spain. This put further pressure on the Jews
to con…

What is war? A most basic definition would be: “conflict.” Conflict between two or more entities, with armies generally numbering in the thousands. Human history is filled to the brim and overflowing with wars of all sizes. Feuds between family members or with neighbors, tribal wars, regional wars, civil and national wars, and international or […]

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January
25

41: Claudius
is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate. “Claudius rescinded Caligula’s
provocative decrees affecting Judean and reaffirmed Jewish rights throughout
the rest of the Roman world.”  Claudius supported the cause of the Jew…

January 15

588 BCE: 
On the secular calendar, Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem
under Zedekiah’s reign. The siege lasts until July 18, 586 BCE 

69: Servius
Sulpicius Galba 6th emperor of Rome (68-69) was killed by Praeto…