JUNE 7
421:
Theodosius II, the Emperor whose code sought to reinforce Christianity as the
state religion at the expense of Judaism, married Aelia Eudocia Augusta, a
pagan who converted so that they could be married by the Church.
1099: During t…
JUNE 7
421:
Theodosius II, the Emperor whose code sought to reinforce Christianity as the
state religion at the expense of Judaism, married Aelia Eudocia Augusta, a
pagan who converted so that they could be married by the Church.
1099: During t…
June 3
350: Roman usurper
Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor,
entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators. The Constantinian Dynasty
took its name from its most famous member, Constantine I, the Empe…
June 1
987: Hugh
Capet was elected King of France making him the first of the Capetians. During this period, power lay with the nobles
and the leaders of the Church. Among
other things this meant that the kings were unable to do anything t…
May 30
70: During the
Siege of Jerusalem, Titus and his Roman legions breach the Second Wall of
Jerusalem. The Jewish defenders retreat to the First Wall. The Romans built a
circumvallation, cutting down all trees within fifteen kilometers.
1096: In …
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