September 25 275: Marcus Claudius Tacitus appointed Roman emperor by the senate. By now the Roman Empire was in decline and Emperor’s served at the pleasure of the Army. In the case of Tacitus, that meant a mere six months. One of the Empe... »
September 11 813: Coronation of Louis the Pious who “faithful to the principles of his father Charlemagne and granted strict protection to Jews, whom he respected as merchants” and who like his father believed that 'the Jewish question' could be solve... »
September 7 70: On the secular calendar the date on which a Roman army under Titus occupied and plundered Jerusalem. 1191: The Crusader army led by King Richard the Lionhearted defeated the army of Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf, north of Jaffa. The ... »
September 4 476: The German general Odoacer defeated Orestes and deposed the child emperor Romulus Augustus marking the “official end of the Roman Empire.” Actually, this was the end of the Empire in the West. The Eastern Empire continued to rul... »