September 30 132 C.E. (10 Tishrei): On the secular calendar, Akivah ben Joseph known as Rabbi Akiva passed away. He was born in 50 C.E., twenty years before the destruction of the Second Temple. According to tradition, he was an unle... »
September 27 0070 The walls of the upper city of Jerusalem were battered down by the Roman army 1331: Polish forces under Wladyslaw and his son Casimir defeated the Germanic Knights at the Battle of Plowce. From a military point of view the bat... »
September 25 275: Marcus Claudius Tacitus appointed Roman emperor by the senate. By now the Roman Empire was in decline and Emperor’s served at the pleasure of the Army. In the case of Tacitus, that meant a mere six months. One of the Empe... »
September 22 384: Roman Emperors Gratian, Valentinian II, and Theodosius I forbid Jews from buying or owning Christian slaves. If any such slaves are found with Jews, they must be removed and sold to other Christians. If a Jewish master conver... »