OCTOBER 7

3761 BCE: According to some Jewish
traditionalists, this corresponds to the date on which God created the
World.  This marks the start of the epoch of the Modern Hebrew
calendar.  The attached article should provide an explanation …

September 29

522 BCE:
Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta, securing his hold as king
of the Persian Empire. The success of Darius was good thing for the Jewish
people.  From the Book of Haggai, we can
infer that the building of th…

 September 23

484 BCE:  Birthdate of the very influential Greek playwright Euripides. Wherever Greek culture spread, writers attempted to create drama
in the manner of Euripides.  During the
time of Hellenization of the Jews, a Jewish p…

September 14

81: Domitian, the third of the Falvians, became Emperor of the
Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus.  Like his father Vespasian and his brother
Titus, Domitian took great deal of pride in the victory over Judea.  On …

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 converts…

September 21

19 BCE:
Virgil, the classical Roman poet passes away. Eclogue 4, the so-called
Messianic Eclogue, is the best known of Virgil’s Eclogues or “Selected Poems
also known as Bucolics or “Pastorals.. Written in 40 B.C., during the consulship
o…

September 18

825
BCE: The Jewish people began a 14-day celebration
to dedicate the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The Temple project was initiated by
King David, and built by his son, King Solomon. Solomon’s Temple was the
spiritual center of Jewish life f…