JUNE 22

217 BCE:
Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeated Antiochus III at the Battle of Raphia. The Battle of Raphia, also known as the Battle of Gaza, was part of the
ongoing power struggle between the Seleucids and the Ptolemies for the land
mass that included…

JUNE 21

356 B.C.E.: Birthdate of Alexander the Great. Alexander traveled
back forth across Judea; first when he went down to conquer Egypt and then when
he came back from his Egyptian conquest and moved east to conquer more of the
Persian Empire. Ther…

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 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…