January 16
27 BCE: Gaius
Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate,
marking the beginning of the Roman Empire. Ten years earlier Augustus had
appointed Herod as King of Judea, of whom he said “he would rather be a pig …
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…
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