February
8

421:
Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire serving as
co-Emperor with Honorius. Constantinius only reigned for 7 months, but during
his long tenure Honorius was no friend of the Jews as can be seen by his prom…

February 4

211: The reign
of Septimius Servus, the Roman emperor who outlawed conversions to both Judaism
and Christianity in an attempt to unify his crumbling empire, came to an end.

362: Roman
Emperor Julian promulgates an edict that recognizes equ…

January
26 

1482: “The first edition of the Pentateuch with
vowel signs and accents appeared today at Bologna.

1531: Three tremors shake Portugal and numerous
houses are destroyed in Lisbon by an earthquake which the Pope and others
believe conf…

January
25

41: Claudius
is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate. “Claudius rescinded Caligula’s
provocative decrees affecting Judean and reaffirmed Jewish rights throughout
the rest of the Roman world.”  Claudius supported the cause of the Jew…

January 24

41: At midday
today, Caligula, accompanied by Herod Agrippa, the last Jewish King of Judea, was
leaving \ through a covered walkway when one of the Praetorian tribunes
drew his sword and hit his shoulder with such force that he almost fille…

January
23

393: Roman
Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine-year-old son Honorius co-emperor.
“Under the rule of Theodosius and his sons… the Christian church consolidated
its position as the sole power in the empire,” became less tolerant and …

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…