November 7 305 B.C.E.: Ptolemy, a Macedonian general who had fought by the side of Alexander the Great, became King of Egypt. Alexander’s empire broke into three parts after his death. Jerusalem and Judea came under the sway of the Ptolemy... »
November 6 355: Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with the government of the Prefecture of Gaul. Constantius II followed the pro-Christian and anti-Jewish policies of his father, Constantine ... »
November 2 655: The Ninth Council of Toledo which was held under the auspices of King Recceuith and would adopt a resolution “that all conversos, not only converted Jews also others who had come during the Migration Period, had to pass Christian festi... »
OCTOBER 10 614: Today the fifth Council of Paris “prohibited the Jews from asking or from exercising civic or administrative rights.” 680: At the Battle of Karbala, Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was decapitated by fo... »