September 3 141 BCE (18th of Elul, 3619): The fight begun by Matthias and Judah came to a successful conclusion when Simon was elected High Priest and was recognized as the governing authority of an independent Jewish state. 301: San Marino, one of t... »
September 2 44 BCE: Cicero delivers the first of his fourteen Philippics (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of them over the next several months. From a Jewish perspective it might be proper to say “a pox on both of your houses.”&nbs... »
August 30 70: According to Josephus, the day one which the Second Temple was set aflame 500: Having conquered Italy, Ostrogoth King Theodoric gave the Jews freedom to worship. 526 Death of Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths (the eastern Got... »
August 28 388: Magnus Maximus, an Hispanic usurper to the throne of the western Roman Empire passed away. During his disputed reign Maximus issued an edict of which censured Christians at Rome for burning down a Jewish synagogue which was condemned by... »
August 22 70: According to Josephus, Titus began the battering operations against the wall of the Temple Court 6:4) 634: Abu Bakr, the father-in-law of Mohammed and first Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate who was a leader in the “campaign against the ... »