JUNE 27
1096:
Massacres of the Jews took place in Xanten and Eller (Germany). This was the
second massacre at Xanten in a month. Fifty Jews died. At Eller, five Jewish
community leaders were assigned the task (by the community) of killing all the
memb…
JUNE 13
823:
Birthdate of Charles the Bald, who as Holy Roman Emperor refused to comply with
anti-Semitic edicts of Amulo, the Archbishop of Lyon. In doing so, Charles was following in the
footsteps of his grandfather Charlemagne who had also re…
JUNE 9
68:
The Emperor Nero died in Rome. Nero had appointed four governors of Judea each
of whom was crueler and greedier than his predecessor. The Jewish Revolt in 66
was caused, in part, by this succession of disastrous appointments by Nero.
Nero h…
June 1
987: Hugh
Capet was elected King of France making him the first of the Capetians. During this period, power lay with the nobles
and the leaders of the Church. Among
other things this meant that the kings were unable to do anything t…
June 1
987: Hugh
Capet was elected King of France making him the first of the Capetians. During this period, power lay with the nobles
and the leaders of the Church. Among
other things this meant that the kings were unable to do anything t…
May 31
1279 BCE:
Ramses II (The Great) (19th dynasty) becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. If you
accept the contention that Moses lived from 1391–1271 BCE, Ramses would be the
Pharaoh who came to power after the Exodus. During his reign he reasserted
Eg…
May 21
383:
As the emperor struggles to make Christianity the state religion of the Roman
Empire he promulgates a law that denies anybody who converts from Christianity
to another religion the right to make a will.
This law may have had some imp…
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