September 16

1087:
Victor III, sometimes referred to as “the Jewish Pope” passed away today.

http://krissfoundation.org/victor.htm

1380:
King Charles V of France died.  Charles
ruled during a very difficult time in French history – the 14th
cen…

September 15

53: Birthdate of Trajan who was Roman emperor
from 98 until his death of 117. In the last decade of his rule, Trajan began a
campaign against the Parthians, a people living east of the Roman Empire.  Since this territory bordered Jud…

September 12

490 BCE: According to German scholar Philipp August Böckh, the
Greeks defeated the Persians at the Battle of Marathon. The Persians were led
by Darius I, the ruler under whom the Second Temple was built.  It would not be surprising i…

September
9

337:
Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans I succeeded their father
Constantine I as co-emperors dividing the Roman Empire between the three
Augusti. Constantine was responsible for making Christianity the state religion
of the Roma…