August 7

117:  The Roman Emperor Trajan passed away.  Trajan came to think of himself as another
Alexander the Great and moved east towards Babylonia with the intent of
extending the boundaries of the Roman Empire. 
One of Trajan’s firs…

August 6

412: Roman emperors
Honorius and Theodosius II command that Jews should not be persecuted because
of their religion or have their property confiscated without cause, but Jews
are warned not “to disrespect Christianity. (As reported by Austin …

August 2

338 BCE:  A Macedonian army
led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the
Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean.
Phillip was the father of Alexander Great. 
His victor…

July 30                                                                      …

July
26

412:
“Emperors Theodosius II and Honorius ban compulsion of public service or court
appearances for Jews on the Sabbath or any other Jewish holy day. Thus, all
legal issues involving Jews must be completed between Monday and Friday, an…