July 21
285:
Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler. This was part of an attempt
to shore up the imperial authority. In
another such step, Diocletian “ordered all the people …to accept his divinity
and offer sacrifices to him. Fo…
July 30 …
July 30 …
July 31
904: Thessaloniki, which is also known as
Salonica, is sacked and looted by Saracens (an Arab group). The Jewish population of Thessaloniki dates
back at least to the first century of the Common Era. By the time Benjamin of Tudela …
August 9
48 B.C.E.: Julius
Caesar defeated Pompey at the battle of Parsalus. This victory helped to cement
Caesar’s position and put an end to Pompey. Considering Pompey’s behavior
towards the Jews, including his desecration of the Temple, Caesar’s vi…
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