July
1
69: Tiberius Julius
Alexander orders his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to
Vespasian as emperor. This consolidation of Vespasian’s imperial power helped
to seal the fate of Jerusalem since the destruction of the Jewish capital …
JUNE 23
79:
Vespasian, the Roman general who was in the process of conquering Judea when he
became Emperor, died.
79:
Titus, the Roman general whom the Jews will always remember for the destruction
of Jerusalem and the Temple succeeded his father Ves…
JUNE 22
217 BCE:
Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeated Antiochus III at the Battle of Raphia. The Battle of Raphia, also known as the Battle of Gaza, was part of the
ongoing power struggle between the Seleucids and the Ptolemies for the land
mass that included…
JUNE 21
356 B.C.E.: Birthdate of Alexander the Great. Alexander traveled
back forth across Judea; first when he went down to conquer Egypt and then when
he came back from his Egyptian conquest and moved east to conquer more of the
Persian Empire. Ther…
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