September 12
490 BCE: According to German scholar Philipp August Böckh, the
Greeks defeated the Persians at the Battle of Marathon. The Persians were led
by Darius I, the ruler under whom the Second Temple was built. It would not be surprising i…
September
9
337:
Constantine II, Constantius II, and Constans I succeeded their father
Constantine I as co-emperors dividing the Roman Empire between the three
Augusti. Constantine was responsible for making Christianity the state religion
of the Roma…
September 8
70: On the secular
calendar, Jerusalem is sacked by the 60,000 troops of Titus’ Roman army after a
six-month siege. Over a million Jewish citizens perished in the siege and,
following the city’s capture, another 97,000 were sold into slave…
Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for September 6, 2026. In today’s top stories, U.S. news highlights significant social and political shifts. We remember Gloria Steinem, whose powerful voice and accessible writing style made her a pivotal figure in the women’s rights movement. Meanwhile, a different kind of public debate is brewing as […]
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