July 22 1099: During the First Crusade, in what has to be one of the most ironic moment of the Middle Ages, Godfrey of Bouillon, one of the leaders who had extorted money from the Jews in Mainz and Cologne and had participated in the killing of the Je... »
July 11 1174: Amalric I who had been King of Jerusalem since 1162 passed away. During his reign most of the Jews were expelled from Jerusalem; a ban that would last until 1175. 1244: “Khorezmian Turkish horsemen launch an attack on Jerusalem, s... »
July 3 324: Constantine the Great defeated Licinius at the Battle of Adrianople. Constantine ruled the western half of the Roman Empire. Licinius ruled the eastern half. In 313 the two rulers had issued the Edict of Milan which... »
JUNE 19 325: Promulgation of the Nicene Creed. The creed dealt with various splits among the various Christian groups and only dealt in a tangential manner with matters pertaining to Jews. The creed altered the method for selecting the date of Easter.... »